…Ratifies Chairman, Deputy’s Suspension pending outcome of court cases
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ratified the suspension of its Chairman, Philip Aivoji and his Deputy, Mr Tai Benedict, pending the outcome of court cases.
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This was disclosed by the party’s Publicity Secretary in Lagos State, Hakeem Amode, stated on Tuesday in Lagos.
The statement reads;
The Lagos State Working Committee of the PDP held a meeting on Tuesday, 25th April, 2023 to deliberate on saving the soul of our great Party, PDP in Lagos State and the resolutions reached are as follow:
1) The State Chairman, Hon. Philip Aivoji Olabode, and the State Deputy Chairman, Hon. Benedict Felix Tai stand aside while the court case is in progress.
2) Vice Chairman West Senatorial District, Hon. Sunday Olaifa to assume the office of the Chairman pending the outcome of the court case in an acting capacity, being the vice chairman from the senatorial district with honorable Philip Olabode Aivoji.
3) Disciplinary Committee of seven (7) man panel was constituted in accordance with Section 57, Sub-section 1 & 2 of the Party constitution.,
names of members as follows:
1) Chief Abayomi Kuye – Chairman
2) Alhaji Isiaka Shodiya
3) Princess M.A Coker (Iya Ni Wura)
4)Kayode Ariwayo
5) Femi Oluokun
6) Segun Oriyomi
7) Barr. Esther Edesiri Egbi – Secretary.
The post-election Disciplinary Committee is expected to report back to the State Working committee one week from today.
State Working Committee Members in attendance are…(1) Chief Sunday Olaifa Lagos West Vice Chairman
(2) Hon. Agboola Akinpelu, Youth Leader
(3) Hon. Hakeem Amode, State Publicity. Secretary.
(4) Hon. Ismail Olatunji, State Auditor
(5) Hon. Adio Salami State, Organising Secretary.
The five members in attendance constitute the majority from the original 14 members that form the State working Committee among which three had decamped to the ruling party, reducing the membership of the State Working Committee to eleven.
The embattled Chairman and his Deputy were part of the Eleven remaining Members and since they can’t adjudicate in their own case, only nine members were left to take decisions, and five members named above attended today’s meeting and ratified the above as stated.
Please note that the action taken by the State Working Committee was done in accordance with the PDP constitution and to rebuild and reposition PDP in Lagos State.
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