The faction of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State loyal to the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed appears to be losing out in the power tussle for the control of the state chapter in the North Central State.
Eleven of its members have been suspended by the National Secretariat of the party.
An investigation by Tribune Online revealed that the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee decision was sequel to a notice of disciplinary action against the aggrieved chieftains.
The faction loyal to the Minister of Information had instituted a suit, challenging the removal of Bashir Bolarinwa.
In the suit, No CV/241/2021 between Joseph Tsado and 10 ORS VS All Progressives Congress and & 2 ORS, the suspended chieftains are demanding the removal of the approved State Caretaker Committee Chairman, Samari.
A suspension letter sighted by Tribune Online, dated February 5, 2021, and signed by the National Secretary, CECPC Senator James Akpanudoedehe, and addressed to Kwara State chairman, Abdullahi Samari Abubakar, frowned at the Court action as it noted that it was in breach of the pronouncements of the National Executive Committee meeting of the party held on 25th June 2020, where it was resolved that no member of the party should institute any action in court.
Those suspended included Joseph Tsado, Bamidele Ogunbayo, Issa Fulani, Imam Abdulkadir, Morufu Olaniyi Yusuf, Saludeen Lukman, Kerebu Fatai, Bola Ajani, Nurudeen Fasasi, Salman Shehu Babatunde and Abdullateef Ahmed Kolawole.
The letter read in parts; “The Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee considered the decision of the Kwara State Caretaker Committee dated 5 February 2021 on the resolution of the Kwara State Disciplinary Committee to suspend erring members who Instituted suit No CV/241/2021 between Joseph Tsado and 10 ORS VS All Progressives Congress and & 2 ORS against the party.
“After due consideration of the decision, the members of the Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee found the decision meritorious on the grounds that the members who instituted the above-mentioned suit against the Party had flouted the directive of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of 25th June 2020, wherein the NEC resolved that no member of the Party should institute any action in court and to withdraw all pending cases in Court in order to explore the internal conflict resolution mechanisms of the party.
“Consequently, the Caretaker/Extraordinary. National Convention Planning Committee ratifies the decision of the Kwara State Caretaker Committee and upholds suspension of the following Party members:
“TAKE NOTICE; that this suspension constitutes a bar on the above-named persons from participating in the ongoing registration and revalidation of membership exercise.”
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