The Nationwide Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has acknowledged that former Ogun State Governor and Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, stays a bona fide member of the get together.
Recall that Gbenga Daniel, alongside one in every of his political associates, Kunle Folarin, was allegedly suspended over purported anti-party actions.
The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Lekan Adeniran, additionally issued a press release reaffirming that the suspension of the senator stays in full impact, warning that any engagements with him as a member of the get together are invalid.
Adeniran acknowledged that the get together, in an official correspondence to the APC Nationwide Chairman dated October 3, 2025, collectively signed by the State Chairman, Yemi Sanusi, and State Secretary, Tella Aderibigbe, famous that Gbenga Daniel was suspended on August 19, 2025, and the choice was formally communicated to him.
Reacting to this, leaders of the APC from the 103 wards throughout the 9 native authorities areas in Ogun East, throughout a press convention final Tuesday, expressed their assist for Gbenga Daniel, saying his alleged suspension is pretend and unconstitutional.
In keeping with them, the purported suspension was unconstitutional and was not carried out in Daniel’s ward, as required by the get together structure.
Nonetheless, the Nationwide Working Committee of the get together, in a letter dated November 17, 2025, and signed by the Nationwide Secretary, Surajudeen Basiru, insisted that Senator Gbenga Daniel’s membership standing stays intact.
Basiru acknowledged that the Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) has but to deliberate on the matter as supplied in Articles 21.3(d & e) of the get together structure and charged the Ogun State chapter to permit them to analyze the allegations and take an knowledgeable choice.
A part of the letter reads: “I deliver you compliments from the Nationwide Secretariat of our nice get together and write to tell you that the Occasion has been inundated with the current discover of suspension of the Distinguished Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Sen. Otunba Olugbenga Daniel.
“Please take observe that the Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) is but to deliberate on this matter as supplied in Articles 21.3(d & e) of the get together structure.
“Consequent upon this, you’re hereby requested to permit the Nationwide Working Committee to analyze the matter and take an knowledgeable choice on the suspension earlier than issuing any additional public correspondence on this matter. Till then, Sen. Otunba Olugbenga Daniel stays a bona fide member of the get together,” Basiru added.
