The national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, defendedt the suspension of former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who was last week Wednesday re-instated as National Secretary of the party through a judgment by an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, saying that the action was carried out in strict compliance with the party's constitution.
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Addressing journalists in Abuja yesterday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, who insisted that the party was yet to receive the Appeal Court judgment, hinged the suspension of Oyinlola and others by the Bamanga Tukur-led National Working Committee, NWC, on Article 57 (3) of the party's constitution.
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He said the article "expressly empowers the national working committee, NWC, to suspend anybody at the national level and to refer the matter to the disciplinary committee."
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Metuh noted that it will be out of place for anyone to expect the party to go to the court to beg to be given or served the court judgment as it was not a charitable organisation.
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He also accused Oyinlola of wasting time and not serving the party the judgment, adding that he slept over his right.
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He said: "There is no self-help. PDP is not a charitable organisation to help people settle down. He was negligent enough not to serve us the court judgment.
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"He slept over his right. If someone sleeps over his right, we cannot help. We have not been served the court judgment. PDP cannot act on what it has not seen."
I support suspension in politics when things are not done the right way. PDP is a strict political party we all know that