The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed the expulsion of its presidential campaign Director General, Dr. Doyin Okupe, by the Ogun State chapter of the party. The National Secretary of the party, Umar Farouk, who addressed a press conference at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Friday, declared the suspension of Okupe and eleven other officials of the party null and void. Farouk maintained that the Ogun state chapter acted outside its constitutional jurisdiction even as it failed to explore the internal conflict resolution mechanism.
Umar said: “The party has an internal conflict resolution mechanism of handling cases against party members as enshrined in the party’s constitution. Therefore, the suspension of Dr. Doyin Okupe from the party by the Ogun State chapter is null and void. He still remains a card carrying member of the Labour Party and the Director General of the presidential campaign Council. The party is solidly united and behind its leadership and the leadership of PCC. The party will do everything within its power to ensure that our cohesion is not tampered with and we will not be distracted by antics of the opposition and our candidate will become victorious.”
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