Former Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel and twelve others
have been suspended by the Peoples Democratic Party in Sagamu Local Government
Area of Ogun State over alleged romance with the Labour Party in
the state.
The twelve other members were – Idowu Osho,
Gbenga Sadiku, Yetunde Majolagbe, Mabawonju Shitta,
Ayantola Lawal, Raufu Jinad, . Oguntade Adeleke, Gbenga
Buhari, Yinka Sotunde, Gbenga Sokoya, Zainab Lawal and Olu
Osho- were also suspended for the same offence termed
“anti-party activities.”
The Chairman of the PDP in Ogun East Senatorial District,
Chief Doyin Fakoya, announced this in Isara, Remo North Local Government
Area, shortly after a meeting of party members in the area.
Fakoya stressed that the party in the former governor’s
Ward 12 decided to effect his suspension in order to restore discipline to the
party.
“As of today(Thursday), I am the Chairman of
the PDP in Ogun East Senatorial District. I have got a copy of the letter
that Otunba Daniel has been suspended. He was suspended by ward 12
Sagamu constituency 2,” he said.
Fakoya, who was flanked by the party’s
chairmen in Sagamu, Ikenne and Remo-North LGAs,
said a disciplinary committee set up to look into the allegations
against Daniel and the 12 others found them guilty.
He said, “Otunba Daniel was the one that brought the
Peoples Party of Nigeria to Ogun State; he is financing Labour
Party at the moment. You cannot be in two parties at the same time;
you cannot be in PPN, PDP and LP at the same
time.
“Otunba Daniel is like any other citizen
that jumps into any political party; he was fortunate that he
governed Ogun State for eight years. Is that the reason for him to
be in three political parties at the same time?
“Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the national chairman of our part,
the PDP. said we should put discipline back into the party and his
(Daniel) ward said it has suspended him from the party. So be
it, he is not God, he has been suspended by ward 12 Sagamu constituency
2. I have got the copy of the letter, I have sent a copy of the letter to the
state secretariat of the PDP and I have sent one to the press.”
Meanwhile, the party has released the report of
the eight-man disciplinary committee led by Gbenga Salako.
The report dated June 3, 2013, contained the
suspension of the ex-governor and the 12 others accused of
not attending the party’s meeting at the ward level for a long period of time.
The report, obtained by our correspondent, also accused
Daniel and the others of defecting to the PPN before
the 2011 general elections.
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