In Oyo State, the Social Democratic Party has suspended both Idowu Owokoya, the party secretary, and Michael Lana, the party’s candidate for governor in the March 18 election.
Michael Okunlade, the state chairman, signed the letter of suspension, which was sent on Friday to the national headquarters in Abuja.
Several days before the election, the party executives and its governorship candidate disagreed about whose candidate should cause the collapse of the SDP, Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress or Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party.
A copy of the letter which was obtained on Sunday in Ibadan, read, “After reviewing the activities of Lana, the governorship candidate in the just concluded general election and the secretary of the party during and after the elections, the whole house resolved as follows:
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“That Lana be suspended from the party for anti-party activities. The state secretary, Owokoya, be suspended for indiscipline and insubordination.
“In line with the party’s constitution, we therefore wish to forward the resolution of the party for your office approval to suspend both Lana and Owokoya. The party also resolved that Ajibola Adeniyi of Lagelu Local Government Area under the Oyo Central secretarial district should replace Owokoya in acting capacity.
“The meeting was held on March 31, 2023, in our state office. It comprises members of state executives and the local government chairmen.”