The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu has been suspended with immediate effect by the Executive Committee of the party in Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State over alleged anti-party activities.
The committee suspended Ayu for anti-party activities after a vote of no confidence was passed on him.
While reading a resolution, the secretary of the party in Igyorov ward, Vanger Dooyum, said Ayu’s anti-party activities – alongside his allies – contributed to PDP’s loss in his ward and local government in the governorship election.
Ayu is also accused of not paying his annual dues as enshrined by the party’s constitution. Twelve out of the seventeen exco members signed the documents endorsing his suspension.
They also alleged that the PDP chieftain did not vote during the governorship and state assembly elections held on the 18th of March, 2023.
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According to them, most of Ayu’s closest allies worked for the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) which resulted in the abysmal performance of the PDP in Igyorov Ward.
The ward chairman of Igyorov, Kashi Philip, also signed the letter alongside the exco.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that the Governor of Benue State had earlier accused the embattled National Chairman of anti-party activities.
Ortom had claimed that Ayu should appear before a disciplinary committee of the party because he worked for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State.
The governor made this known while reacting to a remark by the Ayu-led National Working Committee, NWC, referring him to the party’s National Disciplinary Committee over alleged anti-party activities.
Ortom said the PDP National Chairman should explain how he lost his polling unit, ward, local government and state during the elections.
Also, the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has berated the National Working Committee (NWC) of the opposition party faulting them for the suspension of the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, over allegations of anti-party activities.