The crisis rocking Osun state chapter of the Labour Party (LP) assumed another dimension Tuesday as Ward Executives of the State Chairman, Bello Adebayo.
Adebayo had suspended the national legal adviser, state women leader, and 11 Local Government Chairmen for alleged anti-party and for participating in the factional National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Bauchi.
In a counter move, the State Working Committee, party candidates and the 31 local government chairmen also passed a vote of confidence on the national legal adviser, Akingbade Oyelekan and Mrs Susan Ojo, the state women leader.
However, the chairman of Ward 12, Osogbo Local Government, Hammed Sherif, who led other members of the executives at a press conference in Osogbo, said the state chairman was suspended for alleged anti-party in line with Article 19(1b) subsection 2, 4, 5 and Article 19(2b) subsection 3 of the party’s constitution.
Meanwhile in a statement issued Tuesday by the acting state chairperson, Mrs. Susan Ojo, said Adebayo was suspended by the National Chairman of the party, Lamidi Apanpa, before he took the decision.
She said: “Prior to the FCT High Court experte order that restrained Abure and four others, the Alhaji Lamidi Apanpa-led Labour Party had suspended 12 members, including the acting National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifo, Kenneth Okonkwo, and state chairmen that attended the Delta state NEC meeting.
“In this regard, Bello Adebayo was part of those that attended the NEC meeting after several warnings.
“By the constitution of the party, he has been suspended and ceased to be the state chairman of the party in Osun. We are using this medium to call on the security officials in the country to note this,” Ojo stated.