Osun PDP expels former factional guber candidate Dotun Babayemi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has announced the expulsion of Dotun Babayemi, a former factional governorship aspirant of the party in the State.

Babayemi was a governorship aspirant of the PDP in the July 16 gubernatorial election in Osun State.

He had emerged as gubernatorial candidate of the party in a parallel primary election, held by a faction of the party in the state.

His expulsion was announced on Thursday, by the party after the Supreme Court judgement which declared the governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as authentic PDP governorship candidate in the July 16 election.

The Osun State PDP caretaker chairman, Adekunle Akindele, in a statement titled, “PDP Praises Judiciary, Says Babayemi Stands Expelled From PDP”, lauded the judiciary for living up to its expectation as the house of justice.

The statement read: “As we are rejoicing, we must note very strongly that a mole among us who was an active agent of the APC had since lost his membership of PDP. No organ or affiliates of the party should accommodate him or his agenda again within this party.

“Any member of the party who continues to romance the expelled member risks being charged with anti-party activities and may face appropriate sanctions. We must get rid of fifth columnists by descending heavily on them. We must uproot them and cut down their branches.

“We once again congratulate loyal party members and the good people of Osun state that light they voted for has again prevailed. We should all be rest assured that similar victory awaits us at the Tribunal.”