Gbenga Daniel and twelve others were suspended from the Ogun State chapter of the PDP for anti-party activities.

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.

big nene: 2nd to comment,God no dey sleep. So how does d suspention affect d price of garri

Xtana: This PDP is a joke

immortalvoices: Shout out to all those who said PDP is a joke, and those who mock at PDP. am shocked at ur low level of understanding the contents of this thread.

Dude! Are u guys for real? didn't u read dat he was affiliated to more than a party..dats can happen only in a failed state such as nigeria.

And beside am no PDP supporter. Just a political observer.

kalunomics: I'm so admiring the PDP of now. They are so disciplined to the point that they can suspend anybody that breaches their constitution, no matter your level in the party. Unlike the other party that converts it's reject to "progressives" overnight

Mynd_44:
There are certain things you don't understand so don't talk about them.

Did you read the passage? If not, read it again and then get a pen and read, write down the points and try to understand.

He has been doing these things since 2011 which was before the elections. He supported the PPA and his loyalists even contested under the PPA so why did they not suspend him then?

When they should have suspended him, they sat on their hands and watched like babies now they are crying as if thief bread was collected.

Nonsense.....Amala politics all over again

frankyychiji: . You are the one not understanding the issues here. If he left to form his own party, why suspend him when he has fired himself?

Lawalemi: Who cares if Gbenga Daniel is shot? He deserve it all

Mynd_44:
And his corpse burnt

kalunomics: What if he joins APC?