The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has declared the purported suspension of the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, Adolphus Wabara as null and void.
The NWC declared suspension as a reckless and unconstitutional act that cannot be allowed to stand.
This was contained in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ologunagba stated that the Abia chapter of PDP had gone far beyond its constitutional capacity by taking such step against Wabara. He stated that BoT Chairman is covered from such decisions by PDP Constitution.
According to Ologunagba: “The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to the purported suspension of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of our great Party, Distinguished Senator Adolphus Wabara from the Party
“The NWC categorically dismisses the purported suspension as null and void and of no effect whatsoever. For not being consistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) and laid down Rules of our great Party.
“For emphasis: no State Working Committee has the power to suspend or take any disciplinary action against a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party. Without due recourse to the NWC as clearly provided under Section 57 (7) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017)
“Section 57 (7) is unambiguous 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…”
“The explicit import of Section 57 (7) is that the Abia State Chapter has no powers whatsoever to take any disciplinary action against the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, being a member of the National Executive Committee of the Party.
“The PDP, therefore, condemns the purported suspension of Senator Wabara as reckless and unconstitutional. And cautions those behind this act in defiance of the PDP Constitution to retrace their steps. As the NWC will not hesitate to take appropriate disciplinary actions to preserve the stability of our Party and the sanctity of its Constitution.
“The NWC calls on all leaders, critical stakeholders, members and supporters of our Party in Abia State, the South East Zone and indeed across the country to disregard the purported suspension.”
“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life, sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility,” the statement concluded.
source: The Nation
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