Osun PDP Suspends Chieftains For Attending Oyinlola-Led State nPDP Meeting

[Shola Sholaz]

Barely 24 hours after factional secretary of Alhaji Kawu Baraje led new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola held a rally in his home-town, Okuku, attended by PDP members from all the 30 local government areas in the state, the Osun State chapter of the PDP has suspended chieftains of the party including its former chairman, Alhaji Ademola Rasaq,  for attending the rally.
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This came as the party gave, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, Oluwole Oke and Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, three out of its four governorship aspirants 24 hours to dissociate themselves from  a statement credited to Alhaji Rasaq, that they were now in the new PDP.
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Only Senator Iyiola Omisore was exempted from facing disciplinary action among the four. aspirants.
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According to a statement by the PDP executive last night, the action of the party "is coming on the heels of the warning of the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamangar Tukur and the resolution of a general congress of the Osun PDP where it was unanimously agreed that no member of the party in the state, should attend any meeting called by the so called nPDP, either by Prince Oyinlola or his proxy.
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"Attending the meeting will be viewed as disobedience to this directive and will attract strict disciplinary measures."

[Folami David]

Well suspension in politics right now is something Nigerians are pretty much used to so I'm in no way surprised at this news. Let's just hope something will be done.....