A former senator for Kogi Central, Ahmed Ogembe, has declared that he cannot be suspended by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Naijaonpoint understands that PDP had earlier announced Ogembe’s suspension over alleged anti-party activities.

The party accused Ogembe of boasting about collapsing the PDP structure in Okene Local Government Area into the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

In a statement, the PDP described his conduct as gross misconduct, betrayal of trust and deliberate acts capable of undermining the interest and survival of the party in the state.

Reacting, however, to the party’s announcement in a terse statement on Saturday, Ogembe dismissed the suspension, insisting he had already left the PDP before the announcement was made.

“You cannot suspend someone who is no longer under your platform,” the former lawmaker said.

Ogembe represented Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly and was a prominent PDP figure in the state before defecting to the ADC.

His exit further deepens the crisis within the Kogi PDP, which has in recent months faced a series of defections to the opposition coalition.

Meanwhile, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Tunji Shelle, on Saturday resigned his membership of the party and defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Shelle was received alongside other PDP stalwarts and some Labour Party members at an affirmation ceremony in Lagos, where he accused the PDP of being plagued by “gross indiscipline and endless crises.”

Naijaonpoint reports that among those who defected with Shelle were a former PDP Board of Trustees member, Abimbola Ogunkelu; another ex-state PDP Chairman, Muritala Ashorobi; PDP Vice Chairman (Lagos East), Tai Benedict; former Youth Leader, Niyi Adams; and ex-South West Secretary, Rahman Owokoniran.

They were formally welcomed into the ADC by the party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, and other leaders.

Speaking on the reasons for his defection, Shelle said PDP leaders had failed to address what he described as the destabilising activities of some national figures. He specifically accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) while still claiming PDP membership.

“Wike cannot hijack the party, and the rest of us continue to look as if we are helpless or we are no human beings. I don’t take it. I don’t like being subjected to such ridicule. One man cannot say he is working for APC while on the other hand keeps holding PDP to ransom. I think the leaders are compromised,” Shelle said.

He declared that his defection, along with other top leaders, had further weakened the PDP in Lagos.

“PDP is now empty with all its leaders moving to ADC in Lagos,” he added.

The former Lagos PDP boss described the ADC as a party filled with “tested and trusted politicians” capable of challenging the ruling APC in 2027.