The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Hon. Oluwole Oke, House of Representatives member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, and six others on Friday, July 5.
This was contained in a statement signed by Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary of the party. The statement reads;
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) met today, the 5th of July 2019 and reviewed issues surrounding
the Minority Leadership of the House of Representatives.
The Party noted the roles played by the under-listed members which
resulted in the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi
Gbajabiamila, reading another list for Minority Leadership of the House
other than the list submitted to him by our party, the PDP.
The members are; Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Hon. Wole Oke, Hon. Lynda Ikpeazu,
Hon. Anayo Edwin, Hon. Gideon Gwadi, Hon. Toby Okechukwu and Hon.
Adekoya Abdul-Majid.
After preliminary examination by the NWC, it was evident that the roles
played by the above mentioned members, bordered on indiscipline,
insubordination and disobedience of party directives contrary to Section
58 (1)(b)(c)(f)(h) of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017), which
provides that:
“Subject to the provision of this Constitution, the Party shall have
power to discipline any member who says or does anything likely to bring
the party into disrepute, hatred or contempt; disobeys or neglects to
carry out lawful directives of the party or any organ or officer of the
party; engages in anti-party activities; or engages in any conduct
likely to cause disaffection among members of the party or is likely to
disrupt the peaceful, lawful and efficient conduct of the business of
the party”.
Consequent upon this, the above mentioned members of our party are
hereby suspended for one month and this matter is hereby referred to the
National Disciplinary Committee of our party, in keeping with Section
57(3) of the PDP Constitution.
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