LP Denies Handing Over Ogun Structure To Gbenga Daniel, Flays Nat’l Chairman For Endorsing Jonathan For Second Term

Otunba-Gbenga-DanielThe national Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Chief Ikpe Etokudo, yesterday, disclosed that the national leadership had not handed over the party structure in Ogun State to former governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel.

The LP spokesperson, who made this known at the party secretariat in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during the general meeting of the state chapter of the party, denied that the party executive members in the state led by the state chairman, Olabode Simeon have been suspended.

Since his widely publicised defection to LP, the former Ogun State governor and the embattled chairman of the party in the state, Olabode Simeon, have been enmeshed in a battle of supremacy over the party structure in the Gateway state.

Speaking on the controversy trailing the alleged handing over of the party structure to Daniel, Etomudo said:  “We asked people to join our party, anybody can join the party, but, what we don’t agree is that somebody should not join the party and dissolve the executive without the due process.

“If you want to join the party, go to your wards and collect the party registration card. We have not handed over the party structure in the state to anybody.

“All the proposed congresses are illegal. The court said the status quo should remain and what it means is that, the executive continues with their activities.

“As far as the party is concerned, the status quo should remain and if Daniel wants to be a party member he should go to his ward and register, we have not handed the party to anybody”.

The national publicity secretary, who read a speech on behalf of some members of the National Working Committee including the national vice-chairman, South-South, Lawson Osagie, national vice-chairman, North-West, Umoru Muhammed and national treasurer, Maria Lebeke among others, cautioned the national chairman, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu against taking unilateral decisions.

Specifically, they condemned Nwanyanwu’s endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office, describing it as fraudulent, unauthorised and self-serving.