Iyorchia Ayu, national president of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said the party’s constitution prohibits any executive body or committee at the constituency, state, or national level from taking the action. disciplinary action against any member of the National Executive Committee (NEC). ), so only the NEC can suspend him.
According to him, the announcement of his alleged suspension was nothing more than malice, drama, and propaganda, adding that it was a futile act stemming from “ignorance and desperation”. blatant.
In a statement by Special Counsel for Media and Communications, Simon Imobo-Tswam, Ayu revealed this after the Benue State Party cell announced his suspension.
Reported that the suspension of Ayu was announced on Sunday by the Leader of the Party Constituency in the Igyorov Constituency of the Gboko Local Government Area in Benue State, the Secretary of the Constituency Vageryina Dooyum, on behalf of Kashi Philip, President of the Constituency, for allegations of anti-party activities.
The statement read,
“For starters, Article 57(7) of the PDP constitution as amended in 2017 expressly prohibits any organ of the party or executive committee of the party at the ward or state levels from taking any disciplinary measure against any member of the party’s National Executive Committee.
“The purported suspension is, therefore, an exercise in futility as it derives its strength majorly from gross illiteracy, ignorance, gambling and desperation. It has only mischief, drama and propaganda value.”
He further pointed out that some members of the excos were only being “teleguided by political gamblers to cause mischief and nothing more,” adding that he had not been suspended by his ward.
Ayu urged the public to ignore rumors, saying those behind the plot were only investing in expensive illusions.
“But more than this, the so-called suspension letter was written by an illiterate before hand, and only given to the coerced members to sign somewhere in Makurdi.
“This is why the original date is typexed and 24 March imposed on it. And this is also why it states that the presidential/NASS and governorship/state assembly elections held on 25th and 18th March, 2023 respectively.
“From what we know, the document itself is fraudulent as the signatures of the ward executives were forged or obtained under duress,” his statement read further.
