The Kogi chapter has suspended a member of its National Working Committee (NWC) Mr. Murtala Yakubu (Ajaka)who is the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party.
Yakubu was suspended by the entire executive members of APC, Ajaka Ward 1, Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State.Yakubu was suspended via a letter dated March 20, over alleged anti-party activities, insubordination, gross misconduct, unguided statement, running a parallel party structure, and encouraging factionalism in the party.
In reaction to the action of the ward executives, the leadership of the party in the state, in a statement signed by the State Secretary, Joshua Emmanuel, approved Yakubu’s suspension, with the saying that he had been barred from participating in all party activities. 
“The Kogi Executive Committee (SEC) of APC received a notice of suspension of Muritala Yakubu (Ajaka) from the IGALAMELA/ODOLU Local Government Area Executive Committee which acted on the basis of his suspension by the Ajaka Ward 1 Ward executive committee.“The Kogi executive committee of the APC, haven perused the facts as alleged and established both the veracity and the gravity of the alleged anti-party activities made out against him, has approved the disciplinary action, including suspension, meted to him by the appropriate organs below.”
“For the avoidance of any doubt, we reiterate that the Ajaka Ward 1 executive committee and the Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area executive committee of the party acted in accordance with Article 21 and other relevant provisions of the APC Constitution in the entire circumstances of this matter, and we uphold the same.In view of the foregoing, we hereby wish to notify the Zonal and National Executive Committees of our party as well as the general public that consequent upon his suspension, Muritala Yakubu (Ajaka) is now barred from participating in all party activities.“The foregoing for your information, records, and next actions,” the statement reads.
