Ogun PDP suspends outgoing chair

From Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Mr. Adebayo Dayo over alleged anti-party activities.

Ogun PDP has two persons laying claim to being the chairman of the party.

While Sikirullai Ogundele claimed to be chairman of the arm of the party loyal to Ladi Adebutu, allegedly, with tacit support from the national body, Adebayo Dayo claimed to be the authentic party chairman in the state and his claim is backed by a court order. His camp is controlled by Senator Buruji Kashamu.

But yesterday in a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Ogun State, Mr. Oyejide Sunkanmi, the party said it has suspended Adebayo Dayo, alleging refusal to attend party meetings as one of the reasons for the decision.

The publicity secretary urged members to remain calm, as efforts are ongoing to reconcile and reposition the party and return it to winning ways.

In another development, members of the Ogun State PDP Exco have distanced themselves from a letter signed by Dayo debriefing Prince Ajibola Oluyede of TRLP LAW as counsel to the party.

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The party said Dayo had no authority of the Ogun State PDP Exco to write the said letter dated 30th March, 2020, after he had been suspended.

In a letter dated 8th April, 2020, which was signed by the Acting State Chairman, Mr. Samson Bamgbose and State Secretary, Bimbo Lanre-Balogun, the party said: “We thank you for notifying us of the letter dated 30th March, 2020 allegedly written to you by the suspended state Chairman, Adebayo Dayo and hereby reiterate that Adebayo Dayo had no authority of the Ogun State Executive Committee, Local Government Executive Committees or the Ward Executive Committees of the party to write the letter to discontinue with your services as our lawyer.

“We had already suspended Adebayo Dayo from his position as chairman since the 26th of March, 2020 in order that we might send our complaints against him to the National Working Committee/National Executive Committee of the party for disciplinary processes to commence against him. Perhaps the letter written to you after his suspension was part of his design to destabilise our great party.

“We, therefore, implore you to discountenance the said letter and continue your good work on our behalf.”