The Senator representing Ogun East, Buruji Kashamu, has rejected his suspension by the national caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The party suspended Kashamu for a month without giving any reason for the action. In his reaction, Kashamu said the action “offends all known principles of justice and fair hearing”. “The news of my purported suspension is coming on the heels of a pending appeal with a motion for injunction that has been properly entered and served on parties,” he continued. “This renders the purported suspension a nullity as it offends the principle of ‘lis pendens’. “Therefore, I reject the purported suspension because it offends all known principles of justice and fair hearing. “It should be noted however that the mere fact that the Caretaker Committee could resort to this last-minute action in its dying hours and on the day of our national convention shows clearly that the battle that I and other well-meaning leaders, elders and st...
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