The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the purported suspension of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Party, Distinguished Senator Adolphus Wabara from the Party.
PDP made this clarification in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba on Tuesday.
He explained that no State Working Committee has the power to suspend or take any disciplinary action against a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party without due recourse to the NWC as clearly provided under Section 57 (7) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017).
“Section 57 (7) is unambiguous in providing that; “Notwithstanding any other provision relating to discipline, no Executive Committee at any level, except the National Executive Committee, shall entertain any question of discipline as may relate or concern a member of the National Executive Committee, Deputy Governors or members of the National Assembly…”
“The explicit import of Section 57 (7) is that the Abia State Chapter has no powers whatsoever to take any disciplinary action against the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, being a member of the National Executive Committee of the Party,” the party said.
While describing the purported suspension of Senator Wabara as reckless, and unconstitutional, PDP cautioned those behind the act in defiance of its Constitution to retrace their steps as the NWC would not hesitate to take appropriate disciplinary actions to preserve the stability of the Party and the sanctity of its Constitution.
The NWC called on all leaders, critical stakeholders, members and supporters of the Party in Abia State, the South East Zone and indeed across the country to disregard the purported suspension.
TheFact Daily reports that Senator Wabara was suspended by Abia State Chapter of the party over alleged anti-party activities.
His suspension was announced after a state executive council meeting in Umuahia, with a
motion moved by the Treasurer of the party in the state, Chief Chizuru Kanu, and seconded by the Organizing Secretary, Prince Obinna Okey.
