Accord party yesterday expelled the former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, for alleged anti-party activities.
The National Executive Committee (NEC) accused Okupe of causing confusion in the party.
Briefing reporters at the national secretariat in Abuja, the National Secretary, Abiola Ajaja, said Accord took the decision after they invited Okupe several times and he declined to honour the invitation.
“He also refused to desist from such action.”
Ajaja said NEC had been on the issue of Okupe’s disobedience to the party for long, adding that the people who agreed that he should be sacked outnumbered those that wanted him to be cautioned.
She said the NEC considered waiving nomination and expression of interest fees for women, adding that it resolved to reduce the nomination and expression of interest fees by 50 per cent for youths.
“We deliberated on the ‘Not too young to run’ law passed by the National Assembly for youths. We have decided to bring them on board, because Accord is for women, Accord is for youths.
“The youth, who want to contest the election, will pay half of the fee for nomination and expression of interest forms. They will pay half to the party in order to encourage them,” Ajaja said.