The Labour Party has indefinitely suspended its former chairman Kayode Salako over alleged anti-party activities.
Mr Salako, husband of actress Foluke Daramola, was critical of the party’s governorship candidate in Lagos Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. He once described Mr Rhodes-Vivour as a spoilt child.
The party’s Lagos secretary Sam Okpala said on Thursday at the LP’s secretariat in Ikeja that five others were suspended for the same reasons.
Okpala listed the other suspended members to include Moshood Salvador (LP senatorial candidate, Lagos West), Mutiu Okunola (House of Representatives’ candidate, Ikeja Constituency) and Messrs. Theodore Ezeunara, Olumide Adesoyin and Opeyemi Taiwo.
He said the suspension followed the party’s reception and ratification of the report of the disciplinary committee set up to investigate acts of anti-party activities levelled against the leaders.
Explaining that the decision was taken at the state working committee meeting held on March 31, Okpala said the affected persons were found culpable of acts inimical to the progress of the LP.
“As an obedient party that adheres to the rule of law, the committee gave everyone involved a fair hearing and opportunity to defend themselves and clear their names.
“At the end of the exercise, the report was tendered before the LP state working committee and at the meeting held on March 31, the report of the disciplinary committee was accepted and ratified for implementation,” Okpala said.
The secretary noted that of the seven chieftains involved, Sunbo Onitiri had resigned from the LP.
Okpala added that Salako, Salvador and others openly demonstrated solidarity and preference to work with and for the candidates of another party during the polls.
