Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti State, Pius Anyim, the former president of the Senate, Professor Dennis Ityavyar, and Aslam Aliyu were all suspended by the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday.
The suspension, which takes effect on Thursday, was arrived at after an exhaustive review of the operations of the party, pursuant to the terms of the PDP Constitution (as revised in 2017).
The PDP also submitted the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, to the National Disciplinary Committee over his purported involvement in anti-party activities.
This was announced in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.
“The PDP urges all leaders, critical stakeholders and teeming members of our party across the country to remain united and focused at this critical time,” the statement added.
It was earlier reported that Fayose blamed stakeholders and politicians for a majority of the problems affecting the country now.
Fayose acknowledged that there was a lot wrong with Nigeria, adding that nothing had changed in the country since 1979.
“There is a lot wrong with Nigeria. Since 1979, nothing has changed. I blamed the majority of the problems on the stakeholders and politicians.
“When you asked (Muhammadu) Buhari in 2015, If you lose the election, would you concede defeat?’ he said ‘I would win’. He never conceived he would lose.
“I told you the senators, House of Reps members are returning to the National Assembly. The system is sick. Nobody is protecting it.
“Rather than blame the Independent National Electoral Commission, we need to draw a red line like the army. Nothing was wrong in the elections,” he said