The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party has announced the suspension of former state Chairman of the party, Pastor Dayo Ekong, and Sam Okpala over alleged gross misconduct and breach of the party’s constitution.
The party also dissolved all the state’s Local Government Ward Executive Committees.
This was made known in a statement signed by the state’s caretaker committee of the party, Rotimi Odunaike, and the secretary, Dorcas Omorodion, on Sunday.
The caretaker committee chairman noted that all the members of the erstwhile state executive committee are suspended for 6 months for anti-party activities.
The statement read, “The former state Chairman of the party, Pastor Mrs Dayo Ekong is hereby suspended for 6 months for gross misconduct and breach of the constitution of the party by holding the offices of the state chairman and national financial secretary at the same time.
All the members of the erstwhile state executive committee are hereby suspended for six months for failure to uphold the Constitution of the Party and for anti-party activities.”
Also announcing the dissolution, the chairman added, “All the Local Government and Ward Executive Committees in Lagos State appointed by the Pastor (Mrs) Dayo Ekong-led Exco are hereby dissolved and their members suspended for six months for anti-party activities, with immediate effect.”
