Ogun State Executive Council of the Labour Party on Thursday expelled the Director-General of Peter Obi- Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Doyin Okupe, and 11 others for refusing to pay their membership dues.
Okupe was sacked alongside 11 others for alleged non-financial membership status, high-handedness, and financial recklessness.
Those that were expelled alongside Okupe included Abayomi Collins, Abel Olaleye, Jagun Lookman, Olori Oluwabukola Soyoye, Gbadebo Fesomade, (former State Treasurer), and Abdulmalik Olaleye (former State Youth Leader).
Others are Jide Amusan( former State Publicity Secretary), Adeshina Wasiu Shojobi (former Asst State Youth Leader), Deborah Adewale, (former Senatorial Women Leader Ogun East), and Olatunde Abolade (former Asst State Secretary).
Chairman of the party in Ogun State, Michael Ashade, announced the party’s decision in Abeokuta yesterday, stressing that the offences were a breach of the Labour Party’s constitution.
Ashade said Okupe has ceased to be an LP member for his “failure to meet the mandatory constitutional requirements to fulfill membership status.”
According to him, Okupe had failed to pay his membership dues since the last six months he joined the Party, saying he has therefore forfeited his membership of the Labour Party and he is no longer fit to act as the Director General of Obi’s campaign council.
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He stated that the offenses of Okupe and the other 10 are against Article 9 (3) sub (iii) and Article 9 (3) xi of the LP constitution.
Ashade accused Okupe of mismanaging the funds approved for the LP in Ogun to mobilize members for the rally held last week at Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
While notifying the LP National Chairman, Barr Julius Abure of their decision, they called on Obi to immediately appoint another DG for the PCC from the North.
To fill the positions of those whose membership of LP was terminated, the State Executive Council approved their replacement in an acting capacity.
The council, therefore, appointed Mr. Theo Igbozuruike as Acting Publicity Secretary, Mrs. Oladimeji Elizabeth Temidayo, Ag.State Women Leader, Babaseun Ogunyemi, Ag.Dep. State Chairman II, Mr. Adebiyi Adekunle, Acting State Youth Leader, and Mr Olaniyi Shobajo, Acting State Treasurer.
Okupe could not be reached for his reactions as calls to his mobile phone were unanswered.
He also did not respond to a text message sent to him as of the time of this report.
Okupe is from the Ikenne Local Government Area of the state.
