The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Chief Ndudi Elumelu and six other members of House of Representatives for one month over the minority leadership tussle in the lower chamber.
The other suspended members are Wole Oke, Lynda Ikpeazu, Anayo Edwin, Gideon Gwadi, Toby Okechukwu, and Adekoya Abdul-Majid.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, announced this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja.
He stated that the members were suspended due to indiscipline, insubordination, and disobedience of party directives.
Ologbondiyan said the party had also referred the matter to its National Disciplinary Committee.
He said that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party took the resolutions after reviewing issues surrounding the minority leadership of the Green Chamber.
He explained that the party noted the roles played by the seven members which resulted in the speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, reading another list for minority leadership of the house other than the one it submitted to him.
“After preliminary examination by the NWC, it was evident that the roles played by the mentioned members, bordered on indiscipline, insubordination, and disobedience of party directives.
“These acts are contrary to Section 58 (1)(b)(c)(f)(h) of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017), which provides that:
“Subject to the provision of this Constitution, the Party shall have power to discipline any member who says or does anything likely to bring the party into disrepute, hatred or contempt.
“Member who disobeys or neglects to carry out lawful directives of the party or any organ or officer of the party.
“Engages in anti-party activities, or engages in any conduct likely to cause disaffection among members of the party or is likely to disrupt the peaceful, lawful and efficient conduct of the business of the party.
“Consequent upon this, the above-mentioned members of our party are hereby suspended for one month and this matter is hereby referred to the National Disciplinary Committee of our party, in keeping with Section 57(3) of PDP Constitution.”
Earlier, the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, had shortly after the NWC meeting, told journalists that the party was insisting on its nomination list earlier forwarded to the speaker.
He added that the party remained united behind Kingsley Chinda, who was nominated for the minority leadership position in the lower chamber.
“On the issue of the minority leadership of the house of representatives, we want to reiterate that the party and the BoT are united.
“In consultation with members of PDP and other minority parties, Chinda is our minority leader and all the other positions as we have communicated to the speaker of the house of representatives.
“You are also aware that it was with the same process that we communicated to the Senate and it has done a fine job. The Senate has announced our leadership as sent without rancour.
“It is surprising that the speaker had to generate his own list. This is against parliamentary rules or what is tenable at the parliament,” the chairman said.
He called on PDP supporters to remain resolute, committed and loyal to the party, reaffirming that the party was one, united and working hard to recover its mandate at the courts.
In his remarks, Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party, Senator Jubril Walid, said that the board and NWC were working together and would continue to work together.
Walid said that the nomination list of the NWC would be resubmitted to the Speaker.
“Like I told you yesterday, it is not a fight between the NWC and the BoT.
“In that respect, we have all discussed this morning and we will inform all our members of the decision taken.
“So, we have to be very careful not to do anything that will tamper with our case at the tribunals. We have to be one; we have to be united and that is what is before us,” Walid said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the PDP had on Thursday summoned the suspended members to appear before the NWC at a crucial meeting at 10 am at its national headquarters in Abuja.
But, the members defied the order and stayed away.
PDP Suspends Elumelu, Others,Over Minority Leadership In House Of Reps
July 06, 2019
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