Fidelis David in AkureThe political rift within the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a fresh legal twist yesterday as the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Omowunmi Isaac, and her brother, Kunle Odide, instituted a libel suit against 35 leaders of the ruling party before the Ondo State High Court in Akure. The ruling translates to a total cost award of N3.5 million in favour of the defendants. Former Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Adekola Olawoye (SAN), who is the first defendant, appeared as counsel for himself and several other defendants, while separate counsel represented the remaining respondents. According to him, the letter was privately addressed to the party leadership and was never intended for public circulation. “It only highlighted developments within our local government area and was written as an internal party communication,” he said.