The screening committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in charge of Kogi State has disqualified four senatorial aspirants from Kogi West for contravening the guidelines.
We reliably gathered that the affected aspirants are the former acting Governor of Kogi State; Chief Clarence Olafemi; current member of Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Sunday Karimi; a former member of the State House of Assembly; Hon. Henry Ojuola and former Local Government Council Chairman, Hon. Jimoh Ganiyu Salaudeen.
According to the screening committee’s report for Kogi State, the four senatorial aspirants from Kogi west contravened provisions of the party’s guidelines.
The committee disclosed in their report that Olafemi was disqualified because he failed to pay party levies and also claimed to be unemployed in his form and yet provided evidence of payment of tax.
The committee also confirmed that Karimi was disqualified for anti party activities as it was alleged that he had already collected African Democratic Congress (ADC) form, while Ojuola paid for three years’ tax in one day just few days ago.
However, the committee did not disqualify any senatorial aspirants from Kogi East and Kogi Central.
Meanwhile, PDP aspirant for the Federal House of Representatives, Ankpa, Omala, Olamaboro Federal Constituency Hon. Yusuf Adejoh, has cautioned the party against impunity and imposition of candidates.
Addressing journalists in Lokoja yesterday, he said such tendencies impacted negatively on the party in the past and should not be allowed again.
Credit: Thisday
