Anti-Party Activities: PDP Suspends Dino Melaye
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO – For engaging in alleged anti-party activities, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the former lawmaker who represented Kogi West Senatorial District in the eighth National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye.
Melaye was suspended on Thursday by the PDP Executives in Ayetoro Gbede, Ward 1 following his refusal to honour a summon by the Party.
The resolution to suspend Melaye, a one time Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was signed by the Ward Chairman, Abayomi Osamika and Ward Secretary, Yodson Dayo.
According to them, the decision was taken by the Ward Executive Committee at a meeting in Aiyetoro/Luagba Ward 1, after the former lawmaker was accused of misconduct.
The resolution read in part; “Senator Dino Melaye’s conduct has brought embarrassment and disrepute to the party and his continued membership is no longer tenable.
“Therefore, the Ward party exco hereby suspends Dino Melaye from the Peoples Democratic Party, effective and immediately.
“The suspension is in line with provisions of Article 59 (1) of the PDP constitution which empowers the Ward party excos to take disciplinary actions against erring members.
“The Ward Party Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ayetoro/lluagba ward 1 met on Friday the 12th of September 2024 to review the report of the disciplinary committee set up to investigate alleged anti party activities against Senator Dino Melaye, a member of our great party.
“Recall that Senator Dino Melaye was invited to appear before the Disciplinary Committee on 20th August 2024 to answer to certain allegations of misconduct and anti-party activities, in line with the provisions of Article 57(4), of the PDP Constitution.
“However, he failed to show up, disregarding the invitation and the authority of the party.
After careful consideration and deliberation, the Ward Party Exco resolved as follows:
“That Senator Dino Melaye’s failure to appear before the Disciplinary Committee constitutes a gross disrespect to the party and its leadership.
“That his actions are in clear violation of the PDP Constitution and the principles of party discipline.
“That Senator Dino Melaye’s conduct has brought embarrassment and disrepute to the party, and his continued membership is no longer tenable.”
Meanwhile, efforts to get the reaction of Senator Melaye, who was the PDP flag-bearer in the November 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election, were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.
However, a close aide of the former lawmaker who preferred anonymity, assured Forefront News that his principal will soon be releasing an official statement about the purported suspension clamped on him by the Ward Executives.
