The Ondo State chapter of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, on Monday announced the dismissal of its secretary, Jimmy Akinyan, over alleged indiscipline and anti-party activities.
Disclosing the development during a stakeholders’ meeting of the party in Akure, the state capital, SDP stated that the decision was taken to enforce strict internal discipline and reposition the party as a credible opposition.
In a communiqué issued by the party, the state chairman of the party, Gbenga Akinbuli, said that following a review of Akinyan’s conduct, the party found him culpable of “acts of sabotage during elections, insubordination, and financial misconduct.”
According to Akinbuli, the findings against the former secretary were grave and could not be ignored, stressing that his conduct amounted to a gross violation of the party’s collective trust.
He said, “In the wisdom of stakeholders, such behaviour cannot coexist with the principles of loyalty and ideological conviction which the SDP stands for.”
The party chairman further stated that, to probe the allegations more thoroughly, a five-man disciplinary committee chaired by the State Legal Adviser had been constituted to determine Akinyan’s continued membership of the party. He added that Mr Femi Ikoyi had been appointed as the new state secretary.
“This is not just a disciplinary measure, but the beginning of a broader effort to purge the SDP of sabotage and infiltration,” Akinbuli told reporters. “We are determined to build a party of conviction and loyalty, one that offers Nigerians a true alternative rooted in service to the people.”
