WIKE, FAYOSE, 9 OTHERS GET EXPULSION CERTICATE FROM PDP

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BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday officially sent expulsion papers to 11 well–known politicians, such as former governors Nyesom Wike and Ayodele Fayose. The party called this action a key step to clean up its membership before the 2027 elections.

The development was announced during a meeting briefing that took place after the PDP National Working Committee, NWC, meeting in Abuja.

The National Chairman, Kabiru Turaki, SAN, spoke to the media and said the decision shows the party‘s commitment to enforcing discipline and stopping long–term internal problems.

He explained that the briefing came after a meeting of the new NWC, which was held to check on how the party is running, the current primary elections, legal issues, and notes from the previous leadership.

Turaki mentioned that the expulsion papers have already been sent by courier to the affected people, including Wike, Fayose, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Umaru Bature, Kamarudeen Ajibade (SAN), Abdurahman Muhammad, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, Austin Nwachukwu, Abraham Amah Nnanna, George Turna, and Dan Orbih.

“They have been expelled. They remain expelled. We have now certified their expulsion, and these certificates have been sent to them,” he said.

He added that the action was also meant to formally notify INEC, the police, DSS, NSCDC and other institutions that the affected individuals were no longer PDP members.

“Very soon, members of the society will be informed via proper disclaimers that any person, henceforth, who decides to do business with them, any or all of them (in the name of the PDP), does so at his or her own risk,” Turaki stated.

On the party’s internal processes, the chairman confirmed that the NWC had reviewed and approved the congresses in Osun State conducted to select ad hoc delegates.

He also affirmed that the Osun governorship primary was proceeding smoothly, stressing that Senator Ademola Adeleke remained a member of the party and one of the aspirants.

“As I speak to you now, primaries are ongoing… Governor Adeleke’s name is one of the aspirants vying for the ticket,” he said.

Turaki noted that although a resignation letter purporting to be from the Osun Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke, surfaced online, no official communication had been received by the NWC.

The chairman reiterated that the strength of the PDP did not lie in individual political officeholders but in the loyalty of its base.