Fresh trouble as Ogun PDP suspends gov’ship aspirant, four others

Fresh trouble hit the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday as the party suspended a governorship aspirant, Jimi Lawal, for allegedly conducting and participating in an “illegal” governorship primary election.

Also suspended are Bola Odunmosun, the financial secretary of the party, Fasiu Ajadi, Kola Akinyemi and Tope Asiru, the party’s chairman of Ijebu Northeast LGA.

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The secretary of the party, Sunday Solarin, announced their suspension at a press briefing at the party’s secretariat in Abeokuta, the state capital.

According to Solarin, Lawal and the others were suspended for violating the constitution of the party by conducting and participating in an “illegal” governorship primary election which was not authorised by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.

When contacted, Lawal’s spokesman, Austin Oniyokor, did not pick up calls put to him by our correspondent, nor did he reply to messages sent to his phone.