BREAKING: Labour Party Suspends House of Reps Member, Gives Reason

• Labour Party chapter in Ojo LGA, Lagos state has taken disciplinary action against a federal lawmaker
• Seyi Sowunmi, a lawmaker in the house of representatives in Abuja was suspended for three months
• The party said Sowunmi refused to appear before the disciplinary panel of the party after 24 hours of summons

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Ojo, Lagos state - The Labour Party (LP) has suspended Seyi Sowunmi, the lawmaker representing Ojo federal constituency in the House of Representatives in Abuja.

The Ojo chapter of the Labour Party in Lagos state suspended Sowunmi for three months.

The chairman, Oluwanifemi Elegbede, and secretary, Blessing Okafor, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, August 28.

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Why Labour Party lawmaker was suspended

Sowunmi was suspended because he refused to appear before the party's disciplinary panel after being summoned 24 hours earlier.

According to the statement, the LP disciplinary committee had earlier summoned Sowunmi on Aug. 26, 2024, to appear before the Ojo Labour Party Disciplinary committee within 24 hours.

“But there was no response from him or his office within the stipulated time.

“This, the party leadership has tagged insubordination to the party coupled with Sowunmi’s refusal to work with the existing leadership of the Labour Party in Ojo,”

The party said documents made available to the disciplinary committee showed that Sowunmi's refusal to appear before the disciplinary committee shows gross insubordination to the party.

He was also accused of not attending any ward meeting, Voice of Nigeria reports.

Wards A and D stated in a letter that he is not a registered member of their wards.

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Labour Party suspends national treasurer

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the political drama in the Labour Party took a new dimension as the opposition party took decisive action against its key chieftain.

LP removed its treasurer over a rift between her and the party's national chairman, Julius Abure.

This is because Oluchi Opara accused Abure of mismanaging the party funds and also requested him to account for the funds earned by the party from the sale of the 2023 election forms.

Source: Legit.ng