Maduako Igbokwe l Monday, April 04, 2022
ONITSHA, Anambra, Nigeria – Member, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Chris Uba has lambasted the Chief Ndubuisi led faction of the party in Anambra state for the alleged suspension slammed on him .
The Anambra State Chapter of the PDP had suspended Chris Uba and Linus Ukachukwu over alleged anti-party activities.
The suspension of the duo was contained in a letter written by the acting chairman of the PDP in the state, Comrade Okey Asolo and the Publicity Secretary, Mr. Nnamdi Nwangwu, which was addressed to the National Chairman, Dr Iyorcha Ayu.
Uba and Ukachukwu were accused of secretly working with other political parties to ensure that PDP go into extinction in the state. The state executive said that if the accused persons continue to be in the party, the party may not field any candidate for the 2023 general elections.
Reacting to the suspension, Uba said that those behind it are agents of Chief Nwobu and that their suspension cannot stand.
According to him, these people are not my level and they cannot be politically. They said that they have suspended me. They cannot suspend me. Even if they want to suspend me, they cannot suspend at the state level. If you want to suspend any person , it has to be at the ward level and not state or national .
They are not at my level and cannot be at my level at any given time in party politics both in the state and at the National level. I am at national and above them ” he said .
According to him, if such illegality would have attracted my attention if it had emanated from the Ward or National Secretariat of the PDP. Uba said , the exercise was illegal and they cannot suspend him.