Author: Adeleye Adeyemi

Rotational presidency not priority now-Tanko

Tenure

By Adeyemi Adeleye

Lagos, June 18 , 2024 (NAN) Alhaji Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesperson, Peter Obi/ Datti Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council for 2023, says  reforming the electoral process  is much more needed now  than the proposed single- tenure rotational  presidency, to deepen democracy.

Tanko, also a former National Chairman of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP), said this in an with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday.

Tanko said reforming the electoral process would guarantee the emergence of credible leaders across all levels of government.

According to him,  deepening  democracy to guarantee emergence of credible leaders should be one of the key things to consider in the ongoing process of amending the constitution.

“These( single tenure of six years and  rotational presidency) are things that will be decided by the Nigerian people when the time comes.

“They are not  things that should be at the front burner of  discussions now

“This is because what we need actually at the moment is for us to have an electoral reform that would dovetail into credible elections.

“Once we have that, we shall be talking about tenure of office,” Tanko said.

He said that the National Assembly should not focus on  tenure of office but deepening the electoral process to promote democracy.

“Let us reform the electoral system to  make it clean and clear so that we can have credible elections,” he said.

Also speaking with NAN  , Alhaji Shettima Yerima, National President, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, said that  rotational presidency and single term of six years for the president and governors were good ideas.

He ,however,said  rotational presidency might not be consistent with  democratic principles.

Yerima, also  a rights activist, said: “it is good, the only problem I have with it is the rotational aspect of it. We must allow it to be democratic.

“He who has the number should take it, and he who does not produce the number should be patient and wait for his time.

“However, this is not really our problem, but it is good. One term for any leader to rule and get away..”

NAN reports that a bill seeking a single term of six years for the President and state governors was brought up recently by 35 members of the House of Representatives.

The bill also canvasses the rotation of the presidency among the six geo-political zones of the country.

The 35 legislators, under the auspices of Reformed-minded Legislators, said both proposals  would lead to  reduction in the cost of governance.

The spokesman for the group, Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere, added that the move would unite the country and ensure  seamless power transition and promote the development of  the country. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
AYO/BHB

Edited by Buhari Bolaji

Eid el-Adha: Lagos APC, PDP greet Muslims, preach peace, love

Greetings
By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, June 16, 2024 (NAN) The Lagos State chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have congratulated Muslim faithful on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

The political parties in separate goodwill messages on Saturday implored Nigerians and residents of the state to remember the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim.

On his part, the Chairman of APC in the state, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi admonished Muslim faithful in the country to learn to keep promises and love their neighbours.

Ojelabi advised Muslims to always stand firm in defence of their beliefs and promises, noting that this was what made Prophet Ibrahim stood out as a righteous man.

The APC chairman, who feted some Muslim leaders in Lagos, advised them to always live peacefully with their fellow citizens to enshrine peace and love in the country.

He said: “Your sacrifice should always be charity to the poor, good deeds and submission to the Almighty Allah. It is my prayer that Allah (SWT) will accept your Ibada.

“Let me enjoin you to continue to be your brother’s keeper and promote unity always and continue to live in harmony with one another in fulfilment of Allah’s teachings and the lessons of the Holy Prophet Muhammed (S.A.W).”

Ojelabi appealed to them to remember the less privileged, the poor during the celebration and allow the fear of Allah to guide them in all their conducts.

Ojelabi added: “I want to encourage you to devote more time to pray for our state, Lagos, the nation and all our leaders at all levels, that God should lead them right in their service to the people.”

Similarly, the Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, said that the Eid-el- Kabir celebration called for reflection on what binds Nigerians together.

According to him, these include the need to show love, compassion, and support for one another.

“The Islamic religion preaches togetherness and the value of communal living,” he said.

Amode said that no doubt, Nigerians were passing through a challenging period economically, “but as a party, the PDP believes that the best is yet to come for the state.”

According to him, the festive season is an auspicious time for all of us to renew our hope as a people and to continue to trust the Almighty Allah for all that we require.

He said that the PDP would continue to identify with the people of the state.

“We want to praise the endurance of our people, who have continued to expect a better tomorrow.

“We encourage the residents of Lagos State to continue to support our party. Rest assured that we are with you in this trying period,” Amode said. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

AYO/IKU
Edited by Tayo Ikujuni

Sallah: Jandor seeks prayers to end current economic hardship

Sallah
By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, June 15, 2024 (NAN) The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) has urged Muslims to intensify prayers to end the current economic hardship in the country.

Adediran made the call in his congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Gbenga Ogunleye, to Muslims on Saturday on the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

He urged Nigerians, especially Lagos residents, to remain steadfast in faith that the current hardship would be short-lived.

Congratulating the Muslim Ummah in the state on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, Adediran said that the essence of the celebration was about obedience and total submission to the will of the Almighty Allah.

He said: “The unwavering trust exhibited by Prophet Ibrahim by his willingness to sacrifice his son as a show of total respect to God is an assurance to all Lagos residents that whosoever put his trust in God will not be put to shame.

“The good people of Lagos State must remain steadfast in their faith and hope in God that the much anticipated breath of fresh air in will soon become a reality.

“As we celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, I enjoin all the Lagos State Muslim Ummah to keep praying and trusting God that the current economic hardship will be short-lived.” (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

AYO/IKU
Edited by Tayo Ikujuni

Slow growth rate of Nigeria’s democracy, worrisome- Yerima

Democracy

By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, June 12, 2024 (NAN) Alhaji Shettima Yerima, National President, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, says the snail speed at which Nigeria’s democracy is growing is “worrisome”.

Yerima, a Human Rights Activist, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.

The youth leader and member of The Patriots, an eminent group of leaders of thought, spoke when the group visited the residence of late Chief MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 Presidential Election.

The group, led by the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, went to Abiola’s tomb to pray and to lay wreaths on the occasion of the 2024 anniversary of June 12.

Speaking on 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria, Yerima said: “We are still far away from the dreams of our founding fathers.

“We still have a long way to go. That is my worry now,” he said.

Yerima said that Nigeria, at almost 64 years after independence, still needed more work before it could be said to be a country everyone would be proud of. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

AYO/COF

==========

Edited by Christiana Fadare

Renewed Hope -Gen.Nwachukwu optimistic Tinubu will deliver

Tinubu
By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, June 12, 2024 (NAN) A former Minister of Foreign Affairs,retired Maj.-Gen. Ike Nwachukwu , says he is optimistic that President Bola Tinubu will deliver on  his Renewed Hope Agenda to the people.

Nwachukwu, one of the leaders of The Patriots, an eminent group of leaders of thought, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.

He spoke when the Patriots visited the residence of late Chief MKO Abiola, the winner of the annulled June 12 1993 Presidential Election, to pay tribute on the occasion of the 2024 anniversary of June 12.

The group, led by the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nation, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, went to Abiola’s tomb to pray and  lay wreath.

Speaking to NAN, Nwachukwu, who said that it was too early to pass comments on the administration of Tinubu, said with the support of the people, the President could deliver his promised hope.

“He (Tinubu) came telling us that we should look for renewed hope, and I am holding him down to giving Nigerians that renewed hope.

“With his background over the years as a democratic, I have no doubt in my mind that he should be able to do that with the support of  the people,” the retired military general said.

Speaking on the 25th Anniversary of uninterrupted democracy in the country, Nwachukwu said that Nigerian democracy started well but unfortunately down the line, the nation missed the mark.

According to him, Nigeria needs to facilitate a process to birth ta people’s constitution that will provide a platform for sustainable growth and development.

Nwachukwu said: “That is why we are all asking today, give us a new constitution that we can call people’s constitution.

“A constitution which every ethnic nationality would have a say in producing, based on the values we all share.

“A constitution that will ensure that whoever gets into power at all levels -local government, state and federal – must holds those ideals and values, and stand in them.”

Noting that the current democracy was faced with challenges , Nwachukwu said that the nation also needed  electoral reforms.

“We must therefore be able to ensure we have an electoral process, handled by decent people who understand their responsibility to the people.

“We need people who will ensure when people vote for X or Y, whoever they preferred should be pronounced the winner and the true representative of the people,” he said.

He urged the people to make their representatives accountable to them.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
AYO/BHB

Edited by Buhari Bolaji

Anyanoku

By Adeyemi Adeleye

Lagos, June 12, 2024 (NAN) Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary-General, Commonwealth of Nations on Wednesday, led some eminent leaders in the Patriots and pro-democracy activists to the tomb of the late Chief MKO Abiola to pay tributes.

Anyaoku, in company of retired Maj.-Gen. Ike Nwachukwu, former Foreign Affairs Minister; Prof. Anthony Kila, Mr Wale Okunniyi and others, eulogised the patriotism of Abiola and his strong belief in the welfare of the people.

“It is a great pleasure and honour for us to be here to remember the late Bashorun MKO.

“I had the privilege of visiting him two times during his detention. Our conversation lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes, he showed me he was a true Nigerian patriot.

“He (Abiola) was a clearly undisputable winner of the election that was annulled.

“The man who would have been our president lies here. We recognise his contributions to the development of our country.

“I was indescribably shock about his death. He died when people were looking forward to seeing him released.

“He was a great leader that Nigeria never had. May his soul rest in perfect peace,” he said.

Anyaoku said that Abiola was a true leader of all sections of the country, a democrat who believed in democracy, urging all to continue to struggle for democracy.

“I believe it is only through a new people’s democratically made constitution that we will be able to live up to the hopes and to the belief represented by Chief MKO Abiola,” he said.

Also speaking, Nwachukwu, who served twice as Foreign Minister of Nigeria during the military regime of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, and as a senator, said that Abiola had a huge passion for the people.

“When I met him, he was talking about repatriation of millions of people taken into slavery.

“He was a people’s man. He ran and won, but unfortunately that election was annulled.

“Nigeria is crying for redemption, it is crying for growth, the only way we can have it is to have a people’s constitution. May his soul Rest In Peace,” Nwachukwu said.

Dr Yinusa Tanko, the spokesperson for the Obi-Datti campaign organisation, said that late Abiola was a true epitome of the struggle for democracy

“Here lies a true democrat, epitome of our true struggles. When we voted him, it was not about region or tribe, but for a true democracy.

“The youth of Nigeria spoke that he was their choice for a better Nigeria. The Nigerian youth have resurrected and are demanding better government,” Tanko, representing the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, said.

Alhaji  Shettima Yerima, National President, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, said that Abiola was a symbol of unity.

“It is unfortunate that this is not the kind of country Abiola died for. We gathered here to reflect on what he stood for.

“The county is in dire need for help. We must assemble and see what we can do.

“I felt strongly that these are moments we need to make this struggle more popular.

“We still have a long way to go. We need to do better so that we can immortalise this great man,” Yerima, a human right activist said.

Prof. Anthony Kila, one of the eminent leaders in the Patriots, said that the group came to recognise Abiola and many who toiled for democracy in Nigeria.

“Everything started from this man, we convened to rededicate our commitment to democracy and struggle for a more perfect nation,” he said.

Also speaking, Mr Wale Okunniyi, another leader of the Patriots and Convener, June 12 Pro-Democracy Movement of Nigeria, said that the group would not relent in fighting for a democracy that would work for the mass majority of Nigeria.

Okunniyi urged President Bola Tinubu to facilitate a process of national dialogue and consultation that would give birth to a democratic constitution.

Mrs Lola Abiola-Edewor, the first child of the late Abiola commended the Patriots and all pro-democracy activists for efforts to keep alive the memory and ideals of his father.

“I am saying thank you for keeping faith and remembering him with love and passion, and for leaving everything you are doing to be here. I thank you all.

“It is imperative to acknowledge the fact that MKO was all about hope,” Abiola-Edewor said.

She urged Nigerians to continually pray for their leaders to be able to fulfill all promises of hope.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
AYO/FON/KAY

============

Edited by Florence Onuegbu/Kayode Olaitan

June 12 : Declare Abiola ex-President, activists tell Tinubu

MKO

By Adeyemi Adeleye

Lagos , June 12 ,2024 (NAN) Some rights activists and followers of late Chief MKO Abiola on Wednesday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to declare the acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential Election as ex-President.

They spoke at the “2024 Memorial Programme for the Commemoration of June 12, 1993 Election” in Lagos

The event was organised by the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in collaboration with the Centre for Anti Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) and Moshood Abiola Mandate Movement.

Speaking, the National President, CDHR, Mr Debo Adeniran, said that Tinubu, being an insider in the struggle for democracy for which  Abiola sacrificed his life, must complete the process of honouring  MKO by declaring him  winner.

”Asiwaju must declare him (Abiola) as a former President and June 12 as Bashorun MKO Abiola Day,” Adeniran said.

He said that recognising Abiola as former President would heal the wounds inflicted by all that happened at the time.

Describing Abiola as a pillar of trust in Africa and democracy in Nigeria, the activist said that the late business mogul was passionate about true democracy and putting  an end to poverty and hunger .

Noting that Abiola was betrayed, Adediran said that the people believed strongly in him.

“His farewell to poverty made us to believe him. He had been doing this before throwing his hat into the ring.

“MKO was an indiscriminate philanthropist all over the world, giving was his second name,” he said.

He said the programme was organised to  draw attention of government and other stakeholders to the need to respect and defend the human and political rights of the citizenry, and uphold the tenets of free and fair elections.

Also speaking , Mr Babatunde Ogun, a  former President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), said that late Abiola and other leaders- dead and alive-paid dearly for democracy.

“Some of us paid dearly for what we believe in. Abiola had passion for Nigeria, believing that African nations can do better.

“Those who are governing us must go back to his philosophies. In the last 25 years, we have not really had such philosophies  in display .We want to see Nigeria progressing,” Ogun said.

He said that there was no way workers could be productive if they were not well paid by government.

Alhaja Aminat Irawo, President/Founder, the June 12 Renewed Hope and one of the organisers of the event, said that President Tinubu needed to pacify all democracy activists by formally declaring Abiola as ex-President.

Irawo said: “Democracy Day is a special day, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu must please, announce MKO Abiola as the winner of the Hope 1993 Presidential Election that was annulled.

“Gen. Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida (IBB), who supretended over the election is alive and he has confirmed it that MKO Abiola won the election.

“To heal all the wounds, President Bola Tinubu must declare Abiola as the winner and former President posthumously.”

She appreciated former President Muhammadu Buhari for conferring the  honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on Abiola and declaring June 12 as Democracy Day, replacing May 29.

Also, Dr Stephen Fasakin, Personal Assistant (Media) to late Abiola,  said that MKO Abiola went through hell for democracy.

“One day, we went through the back door here and climbed the fence to carry Chief MKO Abiola as big as he was, when police were looking for him.

“We are happy with what the government is doing, but the only thing we are asking President Tinubu is to call Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, the Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission of Nigeria, to come and declare the results of the election.

“Let us give Abiola postmortem presidency and all the recognitions accorded to a President be given to him, even after death. We are looking onto him

Earlier, Mrs Lola Abiola-Edewor, the first daughter of late Abiola, described June 12 as a special day and 31st anniversary as more special, because Nigeria was celebrating 25 years of interrupted democracy.

Abiola-Edewor commended all the activists and patriots for keeping faith with the ideals of her late father, and remembering him with love and passion.

She said that his late father’s life was all about giving hope to the masses, and using political power to end their sufferings and hardship.

“We thank God that President Tinubu also believes in him (Abiola) and chose his mantra “Renewed Hope Agenda” from Abiola’s Hope 1993.

“I believe that this mantra reflects those promises that my father stood for. I want to enjoin President Tinubu that we are looking forward to seeing the renewed hope,” Abiola-Edewor said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that activists later laid a wreath at  the tomb of Abiola at his Ikeja residence  (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
AYO/FON/BHB

==============

Edited by Florence Onuegbu/Buhari Bolaji

Democracy Day: LP wants Tinubu to make public offices unattractive

Democracy
By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, June 12, 2024 (NAN) The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos has called on President Bola Tinubu to make public offices unattractive to attract well-meaning leaders  and promote the delivery of democratic dividends.

Dr Ayo Olorunfemi, the LP National Deputy Chairman, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

Olurunfemi was reacting to Wednesday’s  Presidential broadcast to mark the 25th anniversary of uninterrupted democratic governance in Nigeria.

He said that violence, hooliganism, killing and unhealthy competition marred elections because public offices remained unsustainably lucrative and attractive to politicians

“The kind of huge resources we use to run our democracy cannot allow  ordinary Nigerians to benefit from the system, hence the reason our economy is always under pressure.

“The cost of democracy here has removed most of the gains of the system in Nigeria. We can see hardship everywhere in rural and urban areas.

“The idea of democracy is for the majority of the people to benefit from the government they installed by themselves, as against the few benefitting from the system now.

“The people must count, their views must hold sway, not only in elections ,but in policies

“If we truly want to develop as a democratic nation, we must have the right people in government and make political offices unattractive.

“This will pave way for only the serious- minded to get involved, not for money making but for real service to the people,” Olorunfemi said.

He said that public office holders could be subjected to honorarium instead of salary for democracy to work for the people.

“We must reduce the cost of governance here to the bearest  minimum if democracy must make meaning to the masses in Nigeria.

“Democracy is about the people. People must matter. With our democracy today, spanning 25 years, can we say the people matter in elections and policies,” he added.

According to him, the last 25 years of democracy in Nigeria has not benefitted the ordinary people but only those at the  corridor of power.

He said that Nigerians had no reason undergoing all hardship and pains facing them since the return of democracy .

The LP chieftain  urged the President to walk the talk by  making the  people’s views and opinions count in all policies and programmes.

“The political problems confronting Nigeria can only be solved when we have leaders who are selfless and that is why I will not only support unicameral legislature ,or making legislature a part- time affair.

“Ministerial jobs  should be given the same status as the job of board chairmen, and must be given to technocrats.

“Once political offices are no longer attractive only serious- minded people will offer themselves for the job and not criminals,” he reiterated.

He said that the President failed to acknowledge  the role of the Labour movements and leaders , particularly the role played by  people like Milton Dabibi, Sola iji, Ayo Olorunfemi, Chris uyot, Ajeiro, Abiodun Aremu, Didi Adodo, late Ola Oni, among others, who also risked their lives for democrac,in his broadcast.

NAN reports that the President in his Democracy Day address on Wednesday commended heroes and heroines of Nigeria’s democracy, who laid down their lives, sacrificing everything to pave the way for the nation’s democracy.

Tinubu said: “This year also marks our nation’s 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance.

“On this day, 31 years ago, we entered our rites of passage to becoming a true and enduring democratic society.

“Going through this passage was hard and dangerous. We lost great heroes and heroines along the way.

“In this struggle, the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, the most significant symbol of our democratic struggle, his wife, Kudirat, General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and Pa Alfred Rewane, among others sacrificed their very lives.”

The President said that no matter how complicated democracy might be, it remained the best form of governance in the long run. (www.nannews.ng)
AYO/BHB

Edited by Buhari Bolaji

Lagos PDP suspends former party chair,Adewale

Suspension
By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, June 11, 2024 (NAN) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State  has  suspended  a former State chairman of the party, Mr Segun Adewale (aka Aeroland) indefinitely.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that Adewale, whose political base is  Alimosho ,was suspended for allegedly causing disaffection in the party  and tarnishing the party’s image.

Adewale’s suspension was announced  by Alhaji Isiaka Shodiya , Chairman of the party in  local government area , at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos.

Also suspended with Adewale are the LGA Vice Chairman, Mrs Esther Adeyemi (Ward 11);the Auditor ,Mr Jimi Awogbade (Ward 4);  the Organizing Secretary, Mrs.Bola Bamgbose (04), as well as Mr John Bolaji, Chairman  of Ward E1, and Mr Kenneth Nwanzuere of Ward M1, for a month.

Speaking at the news conference held at the party’s LG secretariat,Shodiya, in company of LGA executives  and eight of the 11 ward chairmen, said that the party took the decision to suspend Adewale and others for bringing the party into disrepute through falsehood and spurious allegations on social media.

According to him, Adewale has been flouting the constitution of the party, encouraging violence while also disrespecting the leaders of the party.

Shodiya, reading a letter dated June 11 ,addressed to the PDP State Chairman, Mr Philip Aivoji, said that on March 22,  party members in the LGA, woke up to a voice recorded message from Adewale on Alimosho PDP Whatsapp platform, alleging that the  leaders of the party were bribe takers.

He listed other offences allegedly committed by Adewale  to include false allegations,bordering on embezzlement against the LGA  ,and making statements  capable of tarnishing the party’s image and affecting its political fortune on social media.

He said that Adewale was also promoting division in the party by creating a parallel structure  to challenge and rival the party’s authentic structure.

“All these aforementioned offences and others are in flagrant violation of the party’s constitution according to Section 58(1) a, b, h, I, L and m.

“Having satisfied the above quoted section, the LGA Executives of Peoples Democratic Party, Alimosho have no choice, but to follow section 59(1) sub-section D and pronounced that Mr Segun Adewale from Ward 10 (M1) in Alimosho is hereby suspended indefinitely.

“We are using this medium to announce to the whole world that Mr Segun Adewale (Aeroland) is indefinitely suspended and he should be treated accordingly.

“We will also communicate this to the Nigerian Police to be aware of the current status of Mr Segun Adewale within the party.

“This is to guarantee the lives and properties of our dear party members because of his violent disposition,” Shodiya said.

The chairman added that Adewale had also taken some party members to the Zone 2 Police Command “on baseless allegations with evil intention of intimidating them and thereby spreading disaffection within the party.”

According to him, Adewale ,also on social media ,accused  that members of the  national body of the party  and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of collecting bribes “thereby presenting our party to the electorate as a useless party full of bribe seekers and takers.”

“As a party that is guided with reputable constitution, we cannot watch an individual or group of individuals in the Local Government keep on destroying the party without any justification,” he said.

Shodiya said that the party had also referred some of the matters to the party leadership and a properly constituted disciplinary committee, including the Alimosho PDP Elder Council, with a view to resolving them.

He said that Adewale had not been honouring invitations by the elder’s council and the disciplinary committee.

“Several petitions were received by the Committee from the L.G.A. Executives, the Ward Excos from Ward 10 (M1) where Mr Segun Adewale comes from, other private and group petitions were equally received by the committee against Adewale.

“The committee did a thorough job based on the petitions submitted and the application of the party’s constitution. Their report was submitted to the exco on Monday.

“In the report, the Disciplinary Committee heavily reprimanded Mr Segun Adewale for all his activities in the party.

“These amount to gross indiscipline, and flagrant violation of the party’s constitution and that he arrogantly committed those offences.”he said.

He said that the committee ,however, recommended that the LGA Exco ,in the interest of the party, should take a proper decision by invoking section 59 sub-section 1 and 2 of the party’s constitution 2017 as amended and apply those sections maximally.

The party chieftain said Adewale was suspended based on the recommendations of the committee.

Also speaking, Mr Ezekiel Oriyomi, the LGA Secretary, said Adewale had not added any value to the party and had been hobnobbing with the rulling party.
AYO/BHB

Edited by Buhari Bolaji