Uba
The
National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday
suspended Senator Andy Uba and his brother, Chris from the party.
Also suspended are Ejike Oguebego, Chief Benji Udeozor and Mrs. Tonia Nwankwu.
The five men were accused of conducting a
parallel state congress for the nomination of governorship candidate in
Anambra State on Saturday.
A letter announcing the suspension of
the Uba brothers and others had been sent to the affected party chiefs
by the acting National Secretary, Dr. Charles Akintoye.
The acting secretary was directed to
write them on their current status having snubbed the NWC which invited
them to explain the role they played at the parallel congress.
The letter, dated August 29, read in
part, “The NWC at its 353rd meeting held on Wednesday, 28th August,
2013 reviewed the happenings in Anambra PDP regarding the Anambra
Primary election.
“It was noted that you organised a
parallel state congress which was unauthorised by the party contrary to
section 58 (1) a, b, c, f, h and j of the PDP constitution (2012 as
amended).
“As a result of this, you were invited
to meet with the NWC on Wednesday 28, August, 2013 for fair hearing,
but you did not appear.
“In view of the seriousness of the
issues involved, you are hereby suspended from the party and the case
referred to the appropriate Disciplinary Committee for further necessary
action.”
However, sources close to the affected
party officers said that the affected party chieftains have obtained a
Court order stopping the party from taking and disciplinary action
against them but the party had served them with the decision before they
got the court order.
Reacting to the suspension, Chris Uba,
expressed surprise at his suspension, adding that there was no reason
for the action taken by the PDP.
He said, “I was surprised to hear that I
have been suspended. I want us to respect democracy and the rule of
law. We must protect the rule of law and the judiciary.
“Why the rush in suspending me and the
five others? There were more than a million PDP members at the congress.
They should have suspended all of us.”
Also, Andy said he had not been served with the suspension from the party and because of that, he would not react to it.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of
Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has assured participants at the National
Convention of the PDP and FCT residents that the police would provide
water-tight security during the party’s convention taking place on
Saturday at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
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