February 27, (THEWILL) – The Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ogun State chapter, has moved a motion to support Dr Olu Agunloye and Shehu Gabam as the authentic national chairman and secretary of the party, respectively.
THEWILL recalls that the Adul Isaq-led National Executive Committee of the party had suspended the duo from their positions over allegations of misconduct.
But, rising from a meeting held at the party’s secretariat at Ijaye, Abeokuta, the members of the Executive Committee of the party in Ogun State described Agunloye and Gabam’s suspension as fake.
The members, who passed a vote of confidence on the two, maintained that they did so because they were the national officers of the party recognised by the Independence National Electoral Commission.
The state chairman of the party, Ayo Jinodu, said that the state executive committee decided to throw its weight behind the duo because INEC had declared them the authentic national chairman and secretary of the party.
Jinodu also noted that 36 chairmen of the party across the federation had supported the Agunloy- led national executive of the party to steer the affairs of the SDP ahead of the 2023 general election
The chairman argued that since the Abdu Ishaq faction of the party’s National Executive Committee had not gone to the court to challenge the decision of INEC on the two members, then their positions remained authentic.
“It is a fake suspension. Dr. Agunloye is the national chairman and Gabam is the national secretary that are recognized by INEC. They are the people that are being now recognize by 36 states chairmen of the party, for this reason we are casting our vote of confidence on them to lead our party.
“These are the people that are officially recognised and voted for as executive members. There is no crisis on ground as at now because Dr Abdul’s suspended group has never gone to court to challenge INEC or Dr Agunloye. It is just a fallacy,” he stressed
Jinodu, therefore, advised Nigerians, particularly the people of Ogun State, to vote for SD, because it is a party that is free of corruption and ready to support any politician who is determined to build a better state and nation.
“We just want to tell our people that this is a party that is corruption-free and all our members are ready to support only those people that are ready to build that nation and develop Ogun State,” he added.
