By Banji Ayoola
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State on Thursday appointed Hon Tola Alabere as the State Acting Chairman.
This was confirmed at a press conference after an emergency meeting of its leaders in the state at the party’s state secretariat in Akure by the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei.
He said: “The State Executive Committee has approved the decision of the State Working Committee to suspend Hon Fatai Adams as the State Chairman of the PDP in Ondo State.
“According to the Constitution of our party, whatever the State Working Committee does is subject to the approval or disapproval of the State Executive Committee which is what we have just done now.
“The State Executive Committee confirmed that Hon Fatai Adams stands suspended until the Disciplinary Committee says otherwise.
“And in accordance again with our Constitution, there can be no vacuum. So the State Deputy Chairman, Hon Tola Alabere stands in the position of Chairman in an acting capacity.”
The state chapter of the party had on Tuesday, January 2 in a letter titled “Ondo PDP State Working Committee (SWC) suspends State Chairman, Fatai Adams”, signed by nine members of the State Working Committee, announced Adams’ suspension over alleged anti-party activities.
According to the suspension letter: “Pursuant to section 58(1b. c, f. h. and i) of the PDP Constitution as amended in 2017, the State Working Committee has approved the suspension of the State Chairman, Mr. Fatai Adams, for anti-party activities and for engaging in activities likely to bring the party to disrepute.
“He is accordingly. advised to appear before the State Disciplinary Committee of the party for
further interrogations within the next one week.
“The party wishes to state emphatically that it will deal decisively with any incursion by the ruling
party. the APC, into its ranks.”
It was signed by Hon. Tola Alebere – State Deputy Chairman; Barr. Oluseye Olujimi – State Secretary; Engnr Dare Akinwale – State Organising Secretary; Elder Amos Fadope, State Vice Chairman, South; Hon Dayo Awude, State Vice Chairman, Central; Barr. Moses Awofade – Legal Adviser; Hon. Boluwaji Bamidele – Financial Secretary; Hon. Mrs Olawumi Fasonu – Treasurer; and Hon. Kennedy Ikantu Peretei -State Publicity Secretary.
