The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that its State Chairman, Fatai Adams, remains suspended.
It described the comments by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, as embarrassing.
The Ondo PDP said the comments about developments in the party in Ondo State contradicted the party’s constitution, as amended.
In a statement in Akure, the state capital, the chapter’s spokesman Kennedy Peretei argued that all levels of the party have powers to discipline erring members of their Executive, whether at the ward, local government, state or zonal levels.
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“The State Chairman, Fatai Adams, is a member of the State Working Committee (SWC) and can, therefore, be sanctioned in the face of his activities with flagrant disregard for SWC decisions. To this end, the suspension of Fatai Adams stays.
“Unfortunately, Ologunagba, who is from Ondo State, appears not to have up-to-date information about the party in Ondo State. If he did, he would have been the last person to issue such a misleading statement.
“Nine out of the 11 State Working Committee (SWC) members signed the suspension letter. That alone is a confirmation that Fatai Adams has overstayed his usefulness as state chairman.
“Finally, we wish to reiterate that by the provisions of our Constitution, every level of the party can discipline any officer of the party at that level.
“Therefore, Ologunagba’s personal opinion should not be misconstrued as the provisions of our constitution.”