Anambra PDP crisis deepens as Uba faction suspends Acting Chairman

Maduako Igbokwe l Tuesday, April 05, 2022

 

ONITSHA, Anambra, Nigeria – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Anambra state crisis got  messier as faction loyal to  chief Chris Uba has suspended the  acting Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Okey Asolo.

Chairman of  the Ndubisi Nwobu led faction of PDP, Mr.  Okey Asolo had on  2nd April 2022 suspended  Chief Chris Uba and Chief Linus Ukachukwu from the PDP for anti party activities and three  days after those loyal to Uba slammed  suspension on Asolo.

PDP   in a Communiqué  after meeting on Monday signed by Mr Alex Anah and Mr Chigbo Onyia,  it’s chairman and secretary respectively made available to our reporter  on Tuesday in Awka Anambra state  said that Mr Okey Asolo has no ground to be the PDP state chairman.

According to the party , Comrade Okey Asolo has been  suspended from his Ward (13), PDP, Onitsha North Local Government Area, of Anambra for  violation of party constitution.

The party said the suspension of Comrade Okey Asolo was anchored on the provisions of Article 58 (1) and 59 (1) and (2) of the PDP Constitution 2017 as amended.PDP also said that the  suspension was upheld by the Onitsha North LGA chapter of the party which met on Monday.

“We received notice of suspension of Comrade Okey Asolo from his Ward (13) PDP, Onitsha North Local  Government Area, of Anambra State dated 3rd April, 2022.

Consequently Onitsha North Local Government Executive of the PDP held a meeting today 4th April, 2022 and deeply considered the notice. We came to the conclusion that Comrade Okey Asolo actually violated the provisions of the PDP Constitution 2017 as amended, by his actions and we upheld the said suspension and was  equally suspended  in the Onitsha North Local Government Area PDP of Anambra State” it stated .

In another development, a group, Forum of Elected Local Government Chairmen in Anambra has dissociated itself from the suspension of Uba and Ukachukwu.

The group had written to the national leadership of the party according to  a communiqué signed by  14 members elected  local government chairman  said Asolo and his group want to destabilise the party in Anambra state .

“We dissociate ourselves from this fragment of imagination of Okey Asolo and Cohorts purporting to have suspended Chief Chris Uba and Chief Linus Ukachukwu from the PDP. By their action, there is no gain  saying the fact that their sole aim is to destabilize the People’s Democratic Party

“Therefore we urge you members of the National Executive Committee of our party to disregard the purported suspension of the two high profile leaders of our great party,” it stated.

According to them, Asolo’ was suspended by the PDP ward leadership in Ward 13 Onitsha North Local Government Area of  Anambra . They  accused him of violation of the  party constitution and anti party activities.

Recall  that Asolo  took over from Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu as acting Chairman  on 2nd  April 2022 and  suspended Chief Chris Uba, a member of PDP Board of Trustees and Chief Linus Ukachukwu, a chieftain of the party.