Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party stakeholders in Dekina local government area of Kogi state has endorsed the removal of Alhaji Ibrahim Husseini Ejini as the Divisional Chairman of the party.
This was contained in the final submission of the report of the five man panel lead by Usman Abuh Aka Alapa.
The committee also submitted its final resolution to the party stakeholders headed by Chief John Odawn, the state pioneer party chairman.
The removed state chairman was nominated to replace late Sani Dr Hook.
Ejini, who was accused of diverting money meant for the completion of party secretariat Dekina, was also indicted of anti party activity, extorting money from various party aspirants, collecting money from other party candidates such as All Progressive Party (APC).
He was also alleged to have collected money from ADC candidate in the November 2023 gubernatorial election.
Husseini Ejini, through his private interaction with the committee chairman and secretary, admitted that he was not the only one who took the money, adding that some of the ward chairmen who are accusing him of stealing the money are also guilty of the same offence revealing that money meant for their various wards were also stolen by those people.
The former divisional chairman also admitted to the disciplinary committee chairman that even some stakeholders of the party who participated in the last gubernatorial election also shared some part of the money with him.
When asked to come out openly and disclose the identity of other ward chairmen who are also guilty but refused to show up on the appointed date, he said, they have something they are hiding.
In a related development, in its effort to purge the party, Dekina PDP also expelled Abocho ward Chairman, Hon Obaka Adofu; Hon Daniel Abimaje of Oduh 2 and Hon. Enefola Benjamin, who started a civil servant job with Kogi state university, while Abocho and Oduh Ward 2 were suspended for diverting money meant for the party activities.
Huseini, before his indefinite suspension, was accused of misappropriating N19 million from the party’s account and issuing threats to members.
