Osun PDP suspends guber aspirant, Dotun Babayemi over anti-party activities
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has suspended a governorship aspirant of the party, Dotun Babayemi.
Babayemi has been suspended in his ward, Otun Balogun ward 2, Ayedaade Local Government, Gbongan.
He is right now demanding justice as regards the controversial issue surrounding who the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the party is in the state.
Babayemi became the governorship candidate for a parallel governorship primary election of party in the state, while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acknowledged Senator Ademola Adeleke, now the governor-elect, as a candidate of the party.
Babayemi has, however, been suspended from the party over alleged anti-party activities.
The Ward Executive members of Otun Balogun 2 made this revelation during a press briefing at the Osun state party secretariat in Osogbo on Friday.
The Secretary of the Ward, Ogunleye Bukayo, while addressing newsmen on behalf of the Ward EXCO, said the factional governorship candidate was suspended as a result of a petition filed against him by some members of the party .
“The Ward Executive Committee of the party at its meeting of 20th July, 2022, received the report of the disciplinary committee, and after careful and extensive deliberations ratified the report of the disciplinary committee.
“The Ward Executive Committee of the Party in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 57(2) and 59 (1) (g) of the constitution of PDP hereby remove and expel Prince Dotun Babayemi from the Peoples Democratic Party. He therefore ceases to be a member of the PDP henceforth,” Ogunleye said.
