The PDP, however, noted that the purported suspension of Adewale on the instruction of George by a few executive members in Alimosho was illegal.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recommended that Bode George be suspended over alleged anti-party activities spanning two decades.
George is a member of the PDP’s Board of Trustees.
Also, a PDP chieftain and former chairman of the party in the state, Segun Adewale, has affirmed his membership and loyalty to the party.
Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland, stated this in a statement he signed on Tuesday in Lagos.
Reacting to his alleged suspension from the PDP, he stated that he had never been suspended by any leader in the party, adding that the rumours of his suspension were spread by mischief makers.
He described the recent attempt to suspend him through the Alimosho Local Government chapter of the party as a diversionary move fueled by George so as to debar further enquiry about how he (George) had allegedly trade-off the party’s political fortune over the years.
According to Adewale, a general assembly meeting of Alimosho PDP led by the acting chairman, Esther Adeyemi, was held on June 15, 2024, to review recent happenings in the party.
At a meeting of Alimosho PDP, Adeyemi quoted the attendees as saying that, “there is no crisis in Alimosho PDP and that Otunba Segun Adewale (Aeroland) has no problem with anyone except those conniving with those who worked against the party in the last election.
“That Chief Olabode George’s attempt to instigate crisis in the party by using associates of Segun Adewale to attack him is highly condemnable.
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“Chief Olabode George has done severe damage to the reputation and efforts of the party and well-meaning members of the party through his anti-party activities spanning over two decades.”
The PDP, however, noted that the purported suspension of Adewale on the instruction of George by a few executive members in Alimosho was illegal.
The statement said the PDP members expressed the loss of confidence in the leadership of George and passed a vote of no confidence on him, and the assembly moved that the party should suspend George for his anti-party activities having caused irreparable damage to the fortunes of the party in the past.
The statement further added, “The purported suspension of Segun Adewale on the instruction of Bode George by a few excos in Alimosho is illegal for the following reasons: 1. The suspension of a member of the party can only be done at the ward level. 2. The suspended exco members have no power to suspend any member of the party because they are technically not members of the party while they are on suspension.
“Members of the assembly have lost confidence in the leadership of Chief Olabode George and therefore passed a vote of no confidence on him. The assembly moved that the party should suspend Chief Olabode George for his anti-party activities, having caused irreparable damage to the fortunes of the party in the past.
“The house unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on Chief Olabode George, and it was forwarded to the party to suspend him. The assembly noted that despite the pending court case for the party to suspend him for his anti-party activities, the resolution was a genuine ground to suspend him immediately.”
The meeting was attended by ward chairmen, LG excos and stalwarts of the party in the state.
Adewale said unless these leaders changed their ways, it would be difficult for PDP to defeat the ruling APC in the state.