….As Stakeholders Say Defectors Desecrated Party’s Principles
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Members of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who recently defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have been thrown out from the party as Stakeholders accused them of desecrating the party’s principles.
The expulsion was announced recently by the spokesman of the Elders Caucus and Chairmen of the party in the 20 local government areas, Segun Edwards.
He said a stakeholders’ meeting made up of elders of the party and chairmen of the party in the 20 local government areas of the state called a meeting to discuss the outcome of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Abuja last week.
Edwards revealed that all members of the party who openly aligned with the coalition party, the African Democratic Congress, ADC were expelled from the party forthwith.
According to him “This decision, amongst other resolutions which include the directives to the local government Chairmen to commence preparations for the planned various congresses of the party, from Local Governments to the National Convention, scheduled for between September and November this year, were taken at the enlarged Stakeholders meeting.
“Rising from the meeting, the party elders and the local government Chairmen frowned at the decision of some members who openly aligned themselves with ADC,” he said .
Edward said the defectors have desecrated the principles of the party by their open declaration for ADC, while still being members of the PDP.
He said the enlarged Stakeholders assembly therefore moved the motion for the expulsion of all the members, who openly aligned themselves with the coalition, and all the elders voted for their expulsion.
