It has become a matter of necessity to address the public and the entire PDP leaders and members from the national level to the ward level on the shenanigans going on amongst certain elements within our party as it relates to ward M1, Alimosho LGA in Lagos State and the purported suspension of our member and major financier, Otunba SEGUN Adewale.
The ward executive of Ward M1, Alimosho LGA Lagos state after today’s ward executive meeting have resolved to clear the air on the issues raised by the state Secretary in their alleged communique inter Alia;
We are please to inform the general public and PDP stakeholders nationwide that the ward M1 executive dissociate Itself from the purported suspension of Otunba Segun Adewale Aeroland from our party. We have not for once have any reason whatsoever to set up a disciplinary committee against Otunba Segun Adewale Aeroland whom we hold in high exteem and had recently passed a vote of confidence in him as a law abiding, loyal, committed and major financier of our great party at the ward, LGA and state level.
It also came to us as a rude surprise the ill fated ratification of an unknown suspension in which the state secretary Hon Soji Orioye said emanated from us. We are bold to inform the party leadership nationwide that we didn’t carry out any disciplinary procedure against Otunba Segun Adewale and were not consulted either by the LGA or state before any disciplinary action was unconstitutionally taken.
As such, we call on the state secretaty to kindly remove the part where he erroneously stated that the suspension of Distinguished Segun Adewale Aeroland was carried out by the ward. This is malicious fabrication capable of instigating disunity amongst peace loving and long suffering members of our ward who have sacrificed for the party in the past. This is an act of incrimination on our part.
While we continue to show maximum respect for the higher level of our great party, we had expected that for the state to ratify an ill fated suspension of a prominent financier of the party in the state, the state executive or perhaps the state Secretary or legal advisal would exercise a due diligence and constitute a fact finding committee to get to the root of the matter at the ward level before taking any drastic actions.
However, we want to believe that the state executive must have been misinformed that the suspension was carried out by the ward as evident in the ratification letter as a base of the supposed suspension/ratification.
We also wish to state clearly that the LGA can not usurp or override the legitimate and constitutional authorities and procedures vested in the ward executive by our party Constitution.
The purported suspension of Aeroland by the LGA was carried out in bad fate and in total disregard to the Constitution of our party which empower the ward executive to carry out the suspension of a member of our party.
The disciplinary procedures against erring members as clearly stated in our party Constitution section (57) 1 to 7 is unambiguous. The body of the purported suspension letter written by the LGA executive and the procedure was not in anyway in conformity with the party Constitution as stated above.
After a rigorous delibration by the ward executive, we have therefore resolved to inform our party leadership and stakeholders nationwide, the press and the general public the following ;
1. Distinguished Segun Adewale Aeroland was not at any time charge before any disciplinary committee at the ward level.
2. The ward executive had earlier in unison passed a vote of confidence in Distinguished Segun Adewale Aeroland.
3. The LGA can not usurp the constitutional power reposes in the ward executive and as such nolify the purported suspension of Aeroland.
4. The state executive acted without consultation and investigation before taking action.
5. Distinguished Segun Adewale Aeroland at the moment remains the most popular figure in Lagos PDP as evident in the result of 2023 general election where he garnered the highest votes for our party as Lagos West Senatorial Candidate.
6. Distinguished Segun Adewale Aeroland remains a prominent and one of the topmost financier of our party in the state.
7. Distinguished Segun Adewale Aeroland deserves utmost respect and appreciations from all levels and organ of the party for his moral and financial contribution to the growth and electoral performance of our party in Lagos State.
Mr Kenneth Nwaeze
Chairman, Ward M1, Alimosho LGA.
