Indications emerged on Saturday that the battle for the control of the Peoples
Democratic Party in Ekiti State may have shifted to the court.
The factional acting chairman, Mr. Tunde Olatunde, has threatened to ask the
court to jail the state chairman, Mr. Idowu Faleye, for alleged contempt of court.
Olatunde; the state party secretary, Tope Aluko; auditor, Tunji Olanrewaju; and
women leader, Busola Oyebode, were expelled on Friday by the State Executive
Committee.
Their expulsion followed a recommendation by the disciplinary committee set up
by the party to look into the alleged anti-party activities levelled against them
by their wards
They had initially been suspended by the party on July 31.
Speaking on Saturday, Olatunde said, “Shortly after we were suspended, we
went to court to challenge our suspension while also asking the court to
restrain the party from taking further decision pending the time the
reconciliation committee to be constituted by the National Working Committee
arrives in Ekiti.
“But out of desperation, they went and trampled on the integrity of the court.
We would have expected that status quo be maintained while awaiting what
court and NWC would say on the matter.
“We are assuring that we will use every legal means to ensure that Faleye and
his collaborators are jailed for contempt. Though we are not ruling out the
reconciliation being proposed by NWC, we are ready to embrace it. But if they
fail, then we will resort to legal means.”
The factional publicity secretary of the party, Mr. Jackson Adebayo, however,
debunked all the allegations.
“Our party is a law abiding organisation, which will continue to respect the rule
of law, that’s why we have followed all known due process in the matter at
hand,” he stated.
Via: Punch Ng.
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