PDP suspends Wamakko

[SunNews]

From TAIWO AMODU, Abuja

Less than two weeks after the suspension of Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the axe of the party national working committee (NWC) has again fallen on another 'recalcitrant' member.

At the end of the PDP NWC meeting last night, the party's National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh issued a statement suspending the Sokoto State Governor, Dr. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko from the party.

Metuh's statement accused the governor of disobedience to party directives as it further claimed that Governor Wamakko "had ignored invitations and lawful directives of the NWC in this regard and has continued to show complete apathy to the affairs of the party and contempt to an organ of the Party."

The statements reads: "The National Working Committee (NWC) at its 338th meeting held on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, extensively discussed the state of the party across the nation and its members as well as the repeated breaches and disregard to the party's constitution by his excellency, Dr. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, the executive governor of Sokoto State.

"The NWC notes that on several occasions, Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko had ignored invitations and lawful directives of the NWC in this regard and has continued to show complete apathy to the affairs of the party and contempt to an organ of the Party.

"Consequent upon the refusal of the governor to honour yet another invitation by the NWC to appear before it today, Wednesday, June 5, 2013 without any reason, the committee, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 57 (3), 57 (7), 58. 1(c), (h),(f) and 59 (1),(2), hereby suspends the Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko as a member of the party and refers the matter to the appropriate disciplinary committee of the party.

"This is in furtherance of the determination of the leadership of the party to enforce discipline at all levels."

The National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur had in a statement on Monday given indication that more of its members would soon be sanctioned for anti-party activities.

Daily Sun investigation however revealed that those to be dealt with for 'anti-party activities' were the PDP governors who ditched the party's anointed candidate for the chairmanship of the NGF, Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang and voted for Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State penultimate Friday.

The Jang faction of the NGF had since rejected the outcome of the election and created a parallel secretariat in the Maitama area of Abuja.

A Daily Sun source gave out the names of those on the list as governors of Kano, Jigawa, Niger and Kebbi states. Also to be axed for anti-party activities is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal.

But Metuh, however, told Daily Sun that the party had no plan to suspend the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal.

"We have no report of petition against Tambuwal. The speaker is doing an excellent job at the House of Representatives. The party is happy with him and he has complete loyalty of his people."

Asked if the party was disturbed over Tambuwal's romance with leaders of the opposition parties, Metuh dismissed it as a non-issue, saying "he is the speaker of the House of Representatives, not the PDP. He is a national leader."

 

Via: Sun News Online