A former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel, has been suspended by
his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over alleged anti-party
activities.
Mr. Daniel’s sack emanated from his ward 12, Sagamu Local Government
of Ogun East Senatorial District. Twelve other persons were sacked for
the same offence.
The Chairman of Ogun East senatorial district of the party, Doyin
Fakoya, announced Mr. Daniel’s suspension at the PDP Remo- North federal
constituency meeting which held at Isara in Remo-North Local Government
Area of the state.
He said the former governor was assuming the position of ‘God’ within the party, hence needs to be checkmated.
Mr. Fakoya said that Mr. Daniel’s suspension was carried out so as to bring back discipline into the party.
“Daniel has been suspended from PDP by his ward, ward 12 Sagamu
constituency 2. As of today, I am the Senatorial Chairman of Ogun East
Senatorial District. I have got a copy of letter that Otunba Gbenga
Daniel has been suspended. He is no longer a member of the PDP; he has
been suspended by ward 12 Sagamu constituency 2”.
Others suspended include 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.
The party also released the report of an eight-man disciplinary
committee led by Gbenga Salako, dated June 3. The report contains the
notification of the suspension of the ex-governor and other 12 members
who were accused of not attending the party’s meeting at the ward level
over a long period of time.
The report also indicted Mr. Daniel for anti-party activities
including defecting to the People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN), before the
2011 general elections.
The report held that some of the suspended members refused to appear
before the panel for clarifications, hence the need to invoke the
party’s constitution 2012 (as amended) Article 58 (1) a,c, e, f and j to
suspend them.
“Some members in different guises have defected to PPN and
subsequently Labour Party. All party members who are loyalists of Otunba
Gbenga Daniel defected to PPN and contested against the party in the
last general elections and presently they have joined the Labour party
while OGD still parades himself as a PDP member. He cannot be in PDP and
Labour Party at a time,” the report stated.
Mr. Fakoya, flanked by party chairmen in Sagamu, Ikenne and
Remo-North local government areas, said the disciplinary committee set
up to look into the allegations leveled against Gbenga Daniel and
others, found them guilty of the allegation.
“Otunba Gbenga Daniel was the one that brought the PPN to Ogun State;
he is now financing Labour Party at the moment. You cannot be in two
parties at the same time, you cannot be in PPN, PDP and Labour Party at
the same time.
“Otunba Gbenga Daniel is like any other citizen that jumps political
party, he was fortunate that he governed Ogun State for eight years, is
that the reason for being in three political parties at the same time,”
he added.
Source: Premium Times
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