Politics
PDP NWC nullifies ex-CUPP spokesman, Ugochinyere’s expulsion
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has nullified the expulsion of the member of the House of Representatives for Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, from the party.
The PDP executives in the Umuopia/Umukegwu ward of Ideato local government area of the state had on Thursday expelled the former spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) for alleged insubordination and anti-party activities.
But the party in a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, declared the expulsion null and void.
The PDP leadership insisted that the lawmaker’s expulsion was inconsistent with the clear provisions of Sections 57(7) and 59(3) of the party’s Constitution (as amended in 2017).
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The statement read: “The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to the purported expulsion of Hon. Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu from the Party by the Umuopia/Umukegwu Ward Chapter of the PDP in Imo State.
“The NWC declares the said purported expulsion as null and void and of no effect, not being consistent with the express provision of Sections 57 (7) and 59 (3) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) and laid down Rules of our great party.
“Section 57 (7) of the Constitution of the PDP is clear 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.
“Also, Section 59 (3) of the Constitution of the PDP is unambiguous in providing that “Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution 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, President, Vice President, Governors, Deputy Governors, Ministers, Ambassadors, Special Advisers or member of any of the Legislative Houses.”
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