Trouble As Labour Party Ejects Campaign DG, Doyin Okupe, 10 Others

Labour Party has sacked Doyin as DG and 10 others.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director-General of the Labour party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, has been sacked by the Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party over non-payment of membership dues.

Okupe and 10 others were expelled from the party for violating its constitution.

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Briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abeokuta, the Chairman of the Labour Party in Ogun State, Michael Ashade, and the party’s secretary, Feyisola Michael, alleged that Okupe and others have in the last six months failed to pay their membership dues, despite several notifications.

Ashade also accused Okupe of being a People’s Democraric Party (PDP) mole trying to destabilize Labour Party in the state.

“Only fully registered and financially up-to-date members of the Party shall have the right to vie for office in the Ward Executive, Local Government Area Executive, State Executive Councils and the National Working Committee of the Party or be a delegate to the Congresses and the National Convention.”

Other expelled members include Abayomi Collins, Hon. Abel Olaleye, Jagun Lookman, Olori Oluwabukola Soyoye, Gbadebo Fesomade, (former State Treasurer), Abdulmalik Olaleye (former State Youth Leader), Jide Amusan( former State Publicity Secretary); Adeshina Wasiu Shojobi (former Asst State Youth Leader); Deborah Adewale (former Senatorial Women Leader Ogun East) and Olatunde Abolade (former Asst State Secretary).

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