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The Ogun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the suspension of the Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Olugbenga Daniel, remains in full effect. The party recently warned that any engagements with Otunba Gbenga Daniel as a member of the APC are invalid.
In an official correspondence to the APC National Chairman, Ogun APC rebuked OGD’s continued public disregard for party discipline despite his suspension.
A press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Lekan Adeniran, confirmed that the letter, dated October 3, 2025, was jointly signed by the State Chairman, Chief Yemi Sanusi, and State Secretary, Hon. Tella Aderibigbe.
According to APC, Senator Daniel was suspended on August 19, 2025, a decision which was formally communicated to him, and he automatically lost all privileges associated with party membership as a result.
The party urged government institutions, politicians and Nigerians to be aware that Gbenga Daniel cannot act or be recognized in any capacity as a member of APC while the suspension is active.
“As part of the disciplinary processes outlined in our constitution, a member suspended pending investigation is expressly barred from participating in the proceedings of any party organ.
Any and all dealings with Otunba Olugbenga Daniel in the capacity of a bona fide member of the APC are invalid, unrecognized, and of no effect to the party,” it read.
Reacting to the statement, Media Aide to Senator Daniel, Oliyide, noted that the purported suspension was the handiwork of some individuals who are scared of OGD’s rising popularity, as well as his relationship with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He concluded by describing the suspension as an ongoing script, cooked up by detractors to intentionally frustrate Otunba Gbenga Daniel out of the APC, so they can have a free run for the Senate ticket.
“The statement was not signed by anybody. But our investigation revealed that they were being circulated by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor. When has the CPS to the Governor becomes the spokesperson to the party? These are some of the questions I think journalists should ask them. Why was the statement not signed but quoting the State Chairman without showing a copy of the letter purportedly written to the National Chairman? I think they should be able to substantiate this with proof, including the purported suspension letter which no one has seen in all the months.
The media should also request to see a copy of the letter of suspension duly signed and acknowledged since they claimed the so-called ‘suspension’ “was formally communicated to him” in paragraph 4 of the ghost press release.
Paragraph 6: “… a member suspended pending investigation…” has already invalidated the earlier claims that the “State party executive upholds” OGD’s suspension. In the earlier Facebook post or press release, the wordings suggested that they have concluded “investigation” which was deemed to have been concluded.
However, it is important to state that it is not the State Party organ that is reactive and doing all these things, but some individuals who are afraid of the rising profile of Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel and his relationship with the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
It is still an ongoing script, crafted purposely to frustrate Otunba Daniel out of the APC so as to have a solo run for the Senate ticket.
The fact of the matter is that their orchestrated “suspension” was purportedly carried out by an unknown Ward 4 Excos in Sagamu Local Government. A ward where Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel does not belong. The leaders and members of Ward 12 (Isote) in Sagamu where Senator Otunba Gbenga is actually registered as a member then petitioned the State Excos and copied the National Exco to protest the purported suspension of their member (Senator Daniel) by a wrong Ward. While the leaders and some members of Excos in Ward 4 also wrote a protest disclaiming they are not aware nor were they consulted before someone just went to the Facebook to announce a “suspension” that did not happen in the first place.
We are aware that the leadership and members of the State Excos have been pressured several times to the point of threats to issue this so-called statement, but when they did not yield, the perpetrators resorted to using government machinery and operators to carry out the party assignments,” he added.
