Ogun PDP Suspends Guber Aspirant for Conducting ‘Illegal Primary’ James Sowole in Abeokuta For allegedly conducting and participating in illegal primary election, the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Pa
For allegedly conducting and participating in illegal primary election, the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party yesterday suspended a governorship aspirant of the party, Otunba Jimi Lawal, and four other members of the party.
According to Solarin, Lawal and 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 of the party. The Judge, Justice O.O Oguntoyinbo, had in her judgment ordered the party to conduct fresh primaries within the next 14 days.
Solarin, while handing down the suspension, said: “All of these shenanigans will be put to bed, and we have resolved that the principal actors of the illegal primary election will be exposed. They have been found to have transgressed the laws of the party and their punishment will be given.