The All Progressives Congress (APC) has explained the reason it
suspended Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun, and Rochas Okorocha, his Imo
counterpart.
TheCable had reported that the duo were suspended by the national
working committee (NWC) of the ruling party.
In
a statement on Friday, Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman, said the two governors
were suspended over anti-party activities.
Issa-Onilu
said Osita Okechukwu, director-general of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), and Usani
Usani, minister of Niger Delta affairs, have also been suspended.
He
added that Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, was queried also for
“anti-party activities”.
“The
national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has
suspended the Governor of Ogun state, Ibikunle Amosun and the Imo state
governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha for anti-party activities,” he said in a
statement.
“The
NWC has also taken a decision to recommend the expulsion of the suspended
individuals to the national executive committee (NEC) of the party.
“The
NWC has also issued a query to the governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu
over his glaring anti-party activities, which greatly affected the fortunes of
our candidates in the recently-conducted presidential and national assembly
elections in the state.
“The
party reviewed the serial anti-party activities of the concerned individuals
before and during the last presidential and national assembly elections in
their respective states and resolved to enforce party discipline in line with
our constitution.
“The
NWC noted how the suspended members have continued to campaign openly for other
parties and candidates that are unknown to our great party, even while they
have constituted themselves to opposition to APC candidates in their respective
states.
“We
wish to reiterate that any member of our party who takes any action solely or
in line with the directives of the suspended members to undermine our party’s
candidates in the coming governorship and House of Assembly elections would
face disciplinary actions.”
The
APC spokesman asked the members of the party to disregard directives of the
suspended persons.
-
The Cable
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