PDP expels members over ADC endorsement

• The resolution to revoke the membership of the disloyal members with immediate effect was reached by stakeholders, comprising local government chairmen and party elders

Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State have been expelled from the party for gross misconduct and disloyalty.

The Lagos State chapter of the party expelled the affected members after they pledged allegiance to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

The resolution to revoke the membership of the disloyal members with immediate effect was reached by stakeholders, comprising local government chairmen and party elders.

Segun Edwards, spokesperson for the PDP Elders Caucus and chairman of the party in one of Lagos State’s 20 local government areas announced the development on Thursday.

The announcement followed a strategic stakeholder meeting convened to review the outcome of the PDP National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held in Abuja the previous week.

Their expulsion was predicated on their open endorsement of a rival party, which the leaders said amounted to a betrayal of the PDP’s values and constitution.

“The affected people openly aligned themselves with the ADC, in direct contravention of party discipline and loyalty,” Edwards said. “Such actions are incompatible with our principles, and the stakeholders unanimously passed a motion for their immediate expulsion.”

The meeting mandated all local government PDP chairmen to commence mobilization efforts in preparation for the forthcoming congresses. These internal elections, scheduled between September and November, will span all levels of the party structure, from local councils to the national convention.

The PDP elders reaffirmed their commitment to reviving the party in Lagos State and warned that any further acts of indiscipline would be met with strict sanctions.

According to party sources, the decision is aimed at consolidating internal unity ahead of the congresses and ensuring that only committed members take part in the restructuring process.