Lagos PDP suspends chairman, Doherty

Lagos State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party on Friday suspended its chairman, Mr Adedeji Doherty over alleged anti-party activities.

The state PDP executive, led by its Secretary, Mr Muiz Shodipe, accused Doherty of financial mismanagement and polarising the party.

He spoke at a press conference in Lagos, declaring that the suspension followed a vote of no confidence passed on Doherty.

Shodipe said Doherty was always making pronouncements that were never discussed at any party forum.

The secretary said the party elders had brought Doherty on board as unifying factor but that he had been acting to the contrary.

According to him, the chairman has been declaring party members who failed to dance to his tune as “persona non grata”.

He said, “The chairman lacks transparency in management and accountability of the party finances and administration.

“Since assumption of office as the state chairman in the past one year, Doherty has failed to, at least, convene just one state assembly meeting.

“The assembly meeting comprised of all strata of the party at all levels, most importantly the state working committee and the state executive members,’’ Shodipe said.

He said the chairman had caused division in the state working committee by not involving members, who strongly disagreed with his leadership style, in the affairs of the party.

“The chairman engages in a series of anti-parties activities. He hobnobs with the opposition party regularly and jettisons all strategies aimed at winning the last Lagos East Senatorial by-election,’’ Shodipe said.