THE Labour Party stated that Doyin Okupe’s alleged suspension as director-general of its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) is null and void.
This was said by the party’s national secretary, Umar-Farouk Ibrahim, in an address to newsmen today in Abuja.
Ibrahim stated that the suspension by the Ogun chapter, which occurred without proper procedure, astonished the party’s national leadership.
“The Ogun State Chapter has acted outside its Constitutional jurisdiction, the party has international conflict resolution mechanism of handling cases against members as enshrined in the party’s constitution.
“There are also disciplinary measures to be taken ,for example ,before you discipline any member, there are certain procedures that you have to follow , you have to issue query among other procedures and that has not been followed.
“No complain was written by the state chapter ,his ward and his local government, so we are saying the national headquarters is not aware of what they are doing ,they are doing it on their own.
“The National Working Committee(NWC) is going to set up a committee and appropriate disciplinary action would be taken against the perpetuators in the state exco and we are going to fish them out and take appropriate action,” he said.
Ibrahim maintained that the suspension was null and void because Okupe continued to hold LP and DG membership cards.
He added that attempts by opposition parties to infiltrate the party’s infrastructure at all levels were obvious to the party.
Ibrahim stated that until all of the party’s candidates were successful in the general election of 2023, the leadership would do all possible to prevent the cohesion of the party from being tempered with and would not be distracted by the antics of the opposition candidates.
He raised concern over recent assaults on party members, candidates, and officials in various states, particularly in the states of Edo, Ebonyi, and Kaduna, where the state’s female head was brutally murdered.
