All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has suspended indefinitely President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu; ruling party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s son-in-law, Oyetunde Ojo and nine others for allegedly disobeying the directive of the APC National Executive Committee.
Ekiti State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Ade Ajayi, announced this in a letter titled, ‘Indefinite suspension of some members of Ekiti State Chapter of APC’, dated September 23 and made available to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Thursday.
Other party members affected by the suspension order are: former governorship aspirant, Dr Wole Oluyede; Ayo Ajibade; Femi Adeleye; Bunmi Ogunleye; Akin Akomolafe; Bamigboye Adegoroye; Olusoga Owoeye; Dele Afolabi; and Toyin Oluwasola.
According to the letter, “The State Executive Council of the Ekiti State chapter of APC has approved indefinite suspension of the following members with immediate effect from 23rd September, 2020.
“The suspension is based on the recommendation of the Investigative/Disciplinary Committee inaugurated by SEC to investigate the disobedience of certain members to the directive of NEC of 25th June, 2020, which directed members of the party not to institute any court action and to withdraw existing cases in courts.
“The decision of SEC has been communicated to the caretaker/extra ordinary convention planning committee of the party.”
But Ojudu, who is Buhari’s aide, dismissed the Ekiti APC’s action, describing it as illegal and an effort in futility.
He said, “Let it be said that the only organ of the party that can try and suspend a member is the ward. What they have done is clearly illegal.
“I remain a member of APC and a committed one at that. I am not like them; traitors who claim to be APC and go to work for the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo and Edo states.”
Ojudu and others, had in a statement titled, ‘Before our impending expulsion from APC’, signed by the group’s spokesperson, Bamgboye Adegoroye, on Wednesday, raised the alarm over the plot to expel them.