The
ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the suspension of
Alhaji Girigiri Lawal, National Vice-Chairman of the party in the
Northeast for indiscipline.The party announced this via a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in Abuja yesterday.
Metuh in the statement said the National Working Committee of the party had invited him to come and defend himself on the allegation levelled against him, adding that Lawal was accused of breaching Articles 51(1)(b)(c) (h) of the party’s constitution.
“The NWC of the PDP, on behalf of the National Executive Committee, hereby announces the immediate suspension of its National
Vice-Chairman, North East, Alhaji Girigiri Lawal, for breaching Articles 51(1) (b) (c) (h) of the constitution of the party. This is in furtherance to the resolution to enforce discipline at all levels in the party.
“Following the breach of the constitution of the party, he was invited by the NWC for preliminary hearing in accordance with Article 57(3) of the constitution of the PDP.
“After the preliminary hearing, the committee resolved to suspend him for one month with effect from Oct. 12, 2012. The matter has been referred to the National Disciplinary Committee for further action.
The committee wishes to emphasise that the issue of discipline is paramount to building a virile party.
“It, therefore, expects the custodians of the party’s constitution (elected or appointed) as well as all members to live by example and adhere to its provisions.”
In other development, the party has described the comments of the Action Congress of Nigeria’s (ACN) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu that the party belonged to the people of the South West as ‘nepotistic and reprehensible.’
Metuh in separate communiqué said although it was common knowledge that the ACN was a regional party, it was normal for a governorship aspirant to have made what he tagged : “clannish sentiments for cheap political gains.”
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