Court Upholds Buruji Kashamu’s Expulsion From PDP

Court Upholds Buruji Kashamu’s Expulsion From PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said Thursday’s validation of
Senator Kashamu Buruji’s expulsion from the PDP, by a Federal High Court
in Abuja, has vindicated its position that he is not PDP’s governorship
candidate in Ogun state.  

It says with the ruling, the validity of Ladi Adebutu, as the PDP
governorship candidate in Ogun state is no longer in contention. Given
his expulsion from the PDP in July this year, Senator Buruji lost his
membership of our party and as such, did not partake in any of our
nomination processes; did not purchase the PDP governorship nomination
form and did not participate in any way whatsoever in our Ogun state
governorship primary, yet he had continued to cause confusion and parade
himself as PDP candidate.  

The PDP invites Nigerians, the people of Ogun state and particularly
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take copious
note of the judgment of the court, in suit no: FCT/HC/0303/2017, which
today, December 13, 2018 affirmed the powers of the PDP, as provided in
her constitution, to discipline and punish any member who contravenes
any of the provisions of its constitution.  

By this judgment, it is clear that Senator Buruji Kashamu is not a
member of the PDP, and cannot, under any circumstance whatsoever, claim
to be the governorship candidate of the PDP in Ogun state, moreso, when
he never participated in any of our nomination processes.  

While hailing the judgment as victory for democracy, the PDP charges
INEC to copiously take note of the development and reflect such in every
issue regarding the conduct of governorship election in Ogun state.
Finally, the PDP commends the people of Ogun state for standing
steadfast with its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, who is already
coasting to victory in the 2019 polls.