Confusion As Edo PDP Suspends 5 LG Chairmen, 1 Zonal Vice-Chair, State Secretary
- The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo state have suspended some members of the party
- The members suspended in the state held some key positions across zones and local government areas in Edo
- Details of the suspension are contained in a communique released by the party after a leadership meeting in Auchi
Key leaders of the Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been suspended.
ThisDay reports that the Edo state's zonal vice-chairman, Dan Orbih, was suspended alongside the state's secretary, Hilary Otsu, and five other local government chairmen of the party
The suspension was spiralled by the leadership of Edo north senatorial district.
This was contained in a communique released by the party at the end of the PDP leadership meeting in Auchi, Etsako West, local government area of the state.
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Party chairmen of five different local government areas in Edo affected
The communique signed by Charles Erikhumhi noted that the vice-chairman and state secretary alongside chairmen of Owan West, Owan East, Akoko-Edo, Etsako Central and Etsako East were suspended.
Erikhumhi also said that the senatorial leader of Edo north, Samuel Saiki was affected by the strong decision of the party.
According to Erikhumhi, Saiki was allegedly involved in anti-party activities.
Sins of the suspended party leaders
In the case of Orbih, he was accused of sponsoring some individuals to court against the leaders of the party.
Orbih was also said to have worked against the harmonisation of the party structure across various zones and local government areas of the state.
According to Erikhumhi, the suspension of the party key leaders would help the PDP instil some expected level of discipline among members.
But speaking on the development, the Edo state PDP publicity secretary, Chris Nehikhare, said the suspensions should be disregarded.
Nehikhare said the suspension as announced by the party in the communique is of no consequence.
Vanguard reports that the party was at moment constrained to respond to the ongoing crisis in the Edo PDP and regrets the activities of some of its members.
He, however, said that the members of authored the controversial communique are only aimed at stirring trouble within the party
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the PDP at the national level held its National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Thursday, October 7.
The meeting was held at the national headquarters of the party in Wadata Plaza Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.
Some members of the PDP including a former vice president of Nigeria and the presidential candidate for the party in the 2019 general election, Atiku Abubakar, was present at the meeting.
The meeting was held primarily to discuss the issue of zoning of the party's chairmanship position which has been a controversy for a while.
Speaking, Atiku said that while the party was discussing issues of chairmanship, the zoning of the presidential candidate for the party should be retained.
He also said that it should be noted that the president of the country could emanate from any region of Nigeria.
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