Sen. Gbenga Daniel remains APC member, says NWC

The National Working Committee ( NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that the Senator Gbenga Daniel (Ogun East) remains a bona fide member of the party.

The position of the party’s highest administrative organ was conveyed to the Ogun party Chairman in a letter dated November 17 by APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru.

Sources within the party in Ogun State confirmed that the contention for the party’s ticket for Ogun East senatorial district ahead of the 2027 between Governor Dapo Abiodun and Daniel may have been responsible for the alleged indefinite suspension of the former Governor.

But the national leadership of the party in the letter (a photocopy sighted by our correspondent) said the statutory body saddled with the responsibility to look into such matters was yet to deliberate or investigate any alleged anti-party activities against Daniel.

The NWC declared that Daniel remains a member of the party and directed organs of the party in the state not to issue any correspondence until such a time that the highest administrative organ would have investigated and deliberated on the alleged suspension.

The statement partly reads: “I bring you compliments from the National Secretariat of our great party and write to inform you that the Party has been inundated with the recent notice of suspension of the Distinguished Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Sen. Otunba Olugbenga Daniel.

“Please take note that the NWC is yet to deliberate on this matter as provided in Articles 21.3(d & e) of the party constitution.

“Consequent upon this, you are hereby requested to allow the National Working Committee to investigate the matter and take an informed decision on the suspension before issuing any further public correspondence on this matter. Until then, Sen. Otunba Olugbenga Daniel remains a bona fide member of the party.”