Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has again purportedly suspended Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the immediate-past Minister of Interior.
Aregbesola, a founding member of the party, was reportedly suspended in a letter addressed to APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje by the state chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, and his Secretary, Kamoru Alao.
Thepage gathered that the former Governor was suspended for alleged anti-party activities, pending the ratification of a disciplinary committee it set up to investigate allegations against him.
The resolution reads, “Following complaints of Anti-Party Activities leveled against Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola by the llesa East Local Government Executive Committee, the State Executive Committee (SEC), after reviewing the allegations and in accordance with the powers vested in it by Article 21(3) (vi) (c) of the party’s Constitution, hereby suspends Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from the party pending the outcome of an investigation into the allegations by a Disciplinary Committee.
“The State Executive Committee has constituted a Disciplinary Committee to investigate and provide Ogbeni Aregbesola with the opportunity to respond to the allegations of activities deemed to be in violation of Article 21 (2) of the party’s Constitution, particularly relating to anti-party activities that undermine the collective interests of the APC leveled against him as follows:
“Factionalisation of the party with the creation of splinter groups te the Omoluabi Caucus; Creation of parallel organs within the party; Working with opposition parties to undermine the APC in the State an open admission made at the Ataoja’s Palace, Osogbo; Public outbursts against the leaders of the party, including Mr. President, H.E. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), Chief Bisi Akande and H.E. Ghoyega Oyetola, among others; Refusal to show up or support any party activities in the State; and Refusal to vote for the party since after the 2019 general elections.
“The Committee is to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to State Executive Committee within 14 days from the date of this resolution. The Disciplinary Committee, pursuant to Article 21 (3), will formally communicate this resolution to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and inform him of his right to appear before it to defend himself against the allegations,” the statement read.
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