Suspension: Amosun Has Embarrassed Us - APC

ABUJA - The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that, suspended Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and other members suspended have brought embarrassment to the party.

The party also issued a warning to its members against any coalition with candidates of other parties ahead of the governorship and state house of assembly elections.

Lanre Issa-Onilu, on Friday, gave the warning when he featured as a guest on Politics Today on Channels Television.

“It is to make that statement clearly to everybody; all our members in all of these states that we don’t have an alliance with any other candidate and anybody that goes ahead to associate with any other candidate than the candidate of APC, the party will take action,” he said.

The Encounter reports that the ruling party had suspended the governors of Imo and Ogun States, Rochas Okorocha and Ibikule Amosun, over the allegation of anti-party activities.

Also, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party suspended the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Uguru Usani, and the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu.

While the committee recommended the expulsion of the suspended members, it queried Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, allegedly for the same offence.

Speaking on the action of the NWC, Issa-Onilu said those suspended have embarrassed the party by their action.

He also accused them of using the party’s resources to fund the campaigns of other candidates as against those of the APC in their respective states.

Recalling the incident that happened when President Muhammadu Buhari took his re-election campaign to Ogun State in February, the APC spokesman described it as ‘beyond the limit’, although he commended the President for asking supporters in the state to vote for the candidates of their choice.