The All Progressives Congress, (APC), Agunjin ward in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has suspended its Ward Chairman, Mr. Isa Afolayan and three other members of the party in the ward.
The decision was taken on Sunday at the Social Ward Executives and Stakeholders meeting
According to a letter that was addressed to Alhaji Abdullateef Qadir, Ifelodun Local Government Chairman of the Party, which was sighted by this medium, the ward executives and the stakeholders noted that the move was in a bid to further galvanise, reposition and consolidate the success of the party in the ward and in preparation for coming 2023 General Elections.
According to the letter which was also copied to the Deputy Governor of the State, State Chairman of the Party, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, the two Honorable members representing Ifelodun Local Government Area at the Kwara State House of Assembly and the Kwara South APC Senatorial Chairman, The suspended members are Mr. Isa Afolayan, Ward Chairman; Engr. Jide Usman, Hon. Toyin Otolorin and Mr. Toyin Abdullah.
The letter which was signed by 16 ward Executives and 6 Stakeholders in the ward further elucidated on the allegations that were preferred against the suspended members,
1. Embezzlement and Mismanagement of party funds by the Ward Chairman, Mr. Isa Afolayan: The Ward Chairman has embezzled and in other circumstances mismanaged all funds that are due to the ward.
2. Ever since Mr. Isa Afolayan, the Ward Chairman assumed duty, he has refused to call for party meetings and executive meetings, as he has been creating disharmony among ward executives and all party members in the ward.
3.The ward Chairman has assumed in recent times, an uncondescending approach in his behavior and insurbodination towards established organs of the party.
Recently, the Ward Chairman was engaged in a physical brawl with some party members in his community and he is notoriously painting the party in bad light.
4. Anti-party Activities by the Trio of Engr. Jide Usman, Hon. Toyin Otolorin and Toyin Abdullahi:
Amidst other allegations, the Executives noted that The trio of Engr. Jide Usman, Hon. Toyin Otolorin and Toyin Abdullahi have been engaging in atrocious Anti-Party Activities and have resolved to destabilize the party before eventually switching allegiance to another party.
The letter concluded thus, “considering all the aforementioned, the executives and the stakeholders of the party in the ward, in a bid to preserve the structure and organization subsequently resolved to suspend the four individuals.”
