The former Secretary and factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr. Rasaq Salinsile, has described the suspension of 84 members by the leaders of the party as a social media play, saying they do not know the Progressive's history in the state.
Salinsile disclosed this on Thursday in Osogbo, while reacting to the suspension, saying that the party's Disciplinary Committee failed to invite them to do a thorough investigation over anti-party allegations before the purported suspension.
Recall that the chairman of APC Osun State, Sooko Lawal had yesterday announced the suspension of 84 members of the party in response to allegations of misconduct and actions that embarrassed and brought the party to disrepute.
Salinsile noted that the people behind the purported suspension are strangers in the struggle of the progressives in the state.
He accused the members of the Disciplinary Committee of being between and within the IleriOluwa caucus.
According to him, in article 21 (I)(2)(3) being of the party under discipline it's expressly stated that any members of the party that committed any list of the offenses listed in the article will be invited or questioned. If it's at the ward level whatever their decision will be sent to the state to do some investigation before forwarding the report to the national which has the final say.
"Only National has the final say if it concerns anybody from ward and state or state and ward. Nobody ever invited me for questioning.
"Some people are just calling me you have been suspended from the party, I don't know where that is done. I want on unequivocally the to those behind this as a bunch of illiterate who know nothing or know next to nothing about party politics and administration," he said.