Date: 2018-04-20

The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kwara state yesterday suspended a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Mashood Mustapha.

Mustapha was until recently the Special Adviser on Inter-Parliamentary Matters, Protocols and Special Duties to the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki.

The chairman of Alanamu ward of the party, Alhaji AbdulRahman Jimoh and secretary, Mallam Abdulwasiu Kehinde, in a statement jointly issued and made available to newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital said Mustapha was suspended for disregarding the invitations of the party on the allegations of anti party activities levelled against him.

The statement noted that Mustapha failed to honour all the invitations and refused to communicate with the party.

The motion for the suspension of Mustapha, it was learnt was moved by a former Majority Leader in the state House of Assembly, Hon. Kayode Omotose and was seconded by AbdulWasiu Tetengi at an emergency meeting at Isale- Aluko, Ilorin.

The meeting was attended by APC stakeholders, elders,youths,women leaders, senatorial chairmen, zonal chairmen and zonal women leaders.