The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ijumu chapter has firmly declared that the alleged letter expelling Senator Dino Melaye is a forgery and lacks validity.
Hon. Olorunmaiye Olabode, representing the party’s Ijumu local government council, criticized the letter as “ridiculously and hastily written,” pointing out inconsistencies in the date and day.
In a communique issued Friday in Lokoja, the party reaffirmed its commitment to the PDP constitution, guidelines, and regulations.
The communique reads:
“We stand resolutely with the Party and its Constitution, as well as the Guidelines & Regulations issued periodically. It is a fact that no materials were delivered to Ijumu LGA to conduct the Ward Ad hoc Congress on July 27, 2024.
“We maintain that no LGA Congress occurred in Ijumu LGA to elect National Delegates. We did not participate in the so-called State Congress that was unlawfully conducted in Lokoja on August 31, 2024, recognizing it as a failed and deceptive arrangement.
“We are aware of a communique circulating that was fabricated by external adversaries of the Party, agents of destabilization who seek to undermine our leader in the State, His Excellency Senator Dino Melaye, the voice of the voiceless. Their goal is to trample on loyal Party members in Kogi State.
“We categorically assert that the purported letter of expulsion is a forgery and must be disregarded. Its careless and rushed composition reveals a mismatch between the day and date. Furthermore, such a correspondence aimed at expelling a vital member like Senator Dino Melaye—a key figure in the Party—cannot be treated with such negligence. No other PDP member in Kogi has contributed to the Party on a national level as he has.
“We challenge those spreading these falsehoods to specify any anti-party actions by Senator Dino Melaye. He has been instrumental in supporting the Party, covering the accommodation costs at the state headquarters, paying staff salaries, purchasing 10,000 membership cards last month to distribute among party members and newcomers, and donating 2 million naira to the party as recent operational funding.
“We assert for the record that bypassing due process to hastily implement such a malicious plan is a violation of the Party’s Constitution. We encourage all Party members in Ijumu and across the State to dismiss the unfounded claims of dismissal or expulsion against our steadfast, loyal, and committed State leader, who is unjustly targeted by agents of division.”
