The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward 4 in Sagamu, Ogun State, has maintained that the suspension of Senator Gbenga Daniel remains valid, insisting that the former governor failed to honour invitations to defend himself against allegations of anti-party activities.
Addressing journalists at the ward office in Sabo, Sagamu, the Ward Secretary, Hon. Oluwole Aduroja, who spoke on behalf of the 19-member executive committee, said the clarification became necessary following a statement by MJS Partners—acting for Senator Daniel—in reaction to a 17 November letter from the APC National Secretariat.
Aduroja, standing alongside the Ward Chairman, Hon. Adebayo Ismail, said the ward leadership decided after the senator refused to appear before a disciplinary panel set up to examine various petitions against him.
According to him, the trouble began during the 2023 general elections, when Senator Daniel allegedly “acted in open defiance of the party and engaged in actions inimical to the interest of the APC and its candidates in Ogun State.”
He added that after the elections, Daniel “attempted to obstruct and frustrate the course of justice during the Election Petition Tribunal sittings through actions and interventions that were directly hostile to the interest of the APC and its candidates.” These allegations, he noted, remain “unchallenged.”
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Responding to the position of the APC National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Bashiru, in the letter questioning the legality of the suspension, Aduroja insisted that the party’s constitution empowers Executive Committees at every level to discipline members when necessary.
He explained that while Article 21(5)(vii) gives the National Working Committee (NWC) the authority to suspend members, it does not negate the powers of ward, local government, state, or zonal Executive Committees to take disciplinary action.
“Any disciplinary action taken by an Executive Council, including suspension, is subject only to appeal as outlined in Article 21(4),” he said. “Nothing in the constitution makes our decision dependent on NWC review.”
Aduroja stressed that Ward 4 remains committed to “discipline, fairness, and due process,” reiterating that the suspension of Senator Gbenga Daniel “remains in full effect.”
The senator has yet to respond to the latest assertions from the ward leadership personally.
