Reconciliation in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State secured by the David Mark-led committee may have broken down, as a fresh crossfire occurred on Monday between the camps of the state governor, Ayo Fayose, and a major contender to succeed him, Dayo Adeyeye.
A statement from the Prince Adedayo Adeyeye Movement (PAAM) on Monday alleged that Mr. Fayose ordered the suspension of some party members for not supporting his preferred successor, Kolapo Olusola.
The statement named those suspended as the Chairman of the PDP in Ido/Osi Ward, Abiodun Daramola; a councillor for the ward, Sunday Ojo, and seven ward women leaders from Ado Ekiti.
The movement alleged that the suspended members were those believed to be loyal to Mr. Adeyeye, a former minister of works and ex-PDP national spokesperson.
Mr. Daramola, who narrated his ordeal, said some police officers stormed the council secretariat from Ido Police Station with handcuffs to arrest him.
He said the police officers claimed they were acting on an instruction from Mr. Fayose not to allow him to sit at the plenary at the council legislature with his colleagues.
The councillor further said he was, however, not arrested because of his personal relationship with the police officers.
He added that his fellow councillors told him that he was being punished for being an “Adeyeye boy.”
The Special Assistant to Mr. Fayose on Public Communication and New Media, Lere Olayinka, however debunked the allegation, saying it never happened.
According to him, the meeting was only for those who are supporters of Mr. Fayose’s deputy for the governorship.

Meanwhile, PAAM declared the suspension of the elected councillor and
ward party executives as “illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.”
PAAM Director of Media and Publicity, Niyi Ojo, in the statement, described the suspension as “a huge joke by a shameless jester” noting that the processes for suspension of a member were clearly spelt out in the PDP constitution.