- Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
The Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party has expelled the party’s Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe, over alleged failure to perform his financial membership status in the past six months.
The party said this was contrary to the dictate of the party’s constitution.
His suspension was announced alongside ten others from the party in the state by the State Chairman and Secretary.
This was part of the resolutions reached at the end of a meeting held at the party’s secretariat in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Thursday where they called for the emergence of a new director general of Northern extraction to reflect the national character and political balance.
They said their action has become imperative in order to enforce discipline and internal democracy.
The State Chairman of the party, Michael Ashade and the Party’s Secretary, Feyisola Michael while briefing newsmen at the end of their meeting on Thursday alleged that Okupe and others have refused to pay their membership dues in the last six months, despite numerous notice of debt.
Ashade who accused Okupe of polarising the party in the state also accused him of financial recklessness with respect to funds approved for the Ogun LP state on the mobilisation of members for the Oyo State rally held last week at Ibadan.
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They urged the National Chairman of the party, Barr. Julius Abure and the Party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, to obey the party’s constitution by immediately relieving Okupe of his position as DG of PCC and also appoint another DG who should come from the North to reflect federal characters and political balance.
“Okupe has polarised the party in Ogun State with his crops of PDP dissidents and political liabilities who are only using Labour Party to revive their not only irredeemable dead political and financial lives but has successfully stole all that is available in LP,he said
“Therefore, in line with article 19(3) of the Labour Party constitutional provision, we declare that Dr. Doyin Okupe, having failed in the payment of his membership dues for the last six months of joining the Party, has forfeited his membership of the Party and no longer fit and competent to continue to act as the DG of the Presidential Campaign Council.
“We hereby notify our National Chairman Bar Julius Abure and Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, that its expedient to obey the constitution of Labour party by immediately appointing another DG for the PCC, and that should come from the North to reflect federal characters and political balance.
“We challenge Dr. Doyin Okupe to provide evidence of any payment in respect of membership dues prior to today into any bank account of the party.”
“Only fully registered and financially up-to-date members of the Party shall have the right to vie for office in the Ward Executive, Local Government Area Executive, State Executive Councils and the National Working Committee of the Party or be a delegate to the Congresses and the National Convention,”he added
Members suspended alongside Okupe include;Abayomi Collins, Hon. Abel Olaleye, Jagun Lookman, Olori Oluwabukola Soyoye, Mr. Gbadebo Fesomade, (former State Treasurer), Mr. Abdulmalik Olaleye (former State Youth Leader) and Mr Jide Amusan( former State Publicity Secretary)
Others include;Mr. Adeshina Wasiu Shojobi (former Asst State Youth Leader); Miss Deborah Adewale (former Senatorial Women Leader Ogun East) and Mr. Olatunde Abolade (former Asst State Secretary).