by Rachel Ogbu

Ex-Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has been suspended from his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The party announced the suspension on Tuesday claiming he allegedly played a role in the invasion of the state secretariat by hoodlums last week.

The Chairman of the party, Makanjuola Ogundipe, announced the suspension in Ado-Ekiti, the state’s capital adding that the state Secretary of the party, Tope Aluko, state Women Leader, Busola Oyebode and state Public Relations Officer, Kola Oluwole were also suspended.

According to reports, Ogundipe said those suspended would appear before the party’s disciplinary committee at a date to be announced soon.

[READ: “I am the next governor of Ekiti State” – Former governor, Ayo Fayose]

Sources say Fayose has reacted to the suspension describing it as “outright cancellation of the entire PDP in Ekiti State.’’

“This is not only laughable but ignoble; suspending Fayose is like suspending PDP in Ekiti,” he reportedly said.

“It is the national leadership of PDP, not Ogundipe that can suspend Fayose who toiled to make the party occupy its present position as major opposition party in the state today.”

“Fayose is an institution that cannot be excised from a party like PDP.”