From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
The purported expulsion of the factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Dotun Babayemi, has created confusion as executives of his ward 2 in Ayedaade Local Government, Gbongan, described the action as mere ‘facade.’
One Ogunleye Bukayo who claimed to be the Secretary of PDP in ward 2, had last week Friday pronounced Babayemi expelled from the party over his alleged refusal to withdraw the case instituted against the party from the court.
They made the pronouncement at the PDP secretariat, Osogbo, the state capital.
But members of the executives, who gathered at ward 2, Gbongan, the hometown of Babayemi, at a press conference on Monday, suspended Bukayo and those involved in the purported expulsion of the PDP factional governorship candidate.
The secretary of Ayedaade local government and member of ward 2, Gbongan, Adekunle Munirudeen, who addressed the press, said that the persons who claimed to be the ward 2 executive committee upon which they purportedly carried out the alleged expulsion of Omooba Dotun Babayemi, usurped the powers of the Ward 2 Executive Committee.
“The authentic and valid Ward 2 executive committee of the party was confirmed by valid and subsisting court order on the 3rd of March,2022 and subsequently re-affirmed on the 10th of March, 2022.
“The said purported disciplinary proceedings and the subsequent expulsion of Omooba Dotun Babayemi by persons not recognized by the PDP constitution and valid court orders are the greatest fraud and albeit void ab initio and of no legal consequences.
“As a result, the whole exercise was procedurally wrong as the constitution of the party was flagrantly abused and not adhered to.
“To this effect, all the aforementioned PDP members who partook in this illegal charade are hereby suspended from the party pending the constitution of a disciplinary committee to evaluate their actions and that necessary steps in line with the constitution of our great party PDP, are taken,” he added.