PDP suspends Rotimi Amaechi
Following an emergency meeting of its National Working Committee, the People's Democratic Party, (PDP) has suspended the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, as a member of the party.
Amaechi’s suspension was announced in a communiqué by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisah Metuh, titled, “Communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the National Working Committee of the PDP on Monday, May 27, 2013.”
The Communiqué reads: “The National Working Committee at its emergency meeting on Monday, 27 May, 2013 considered the petition submitted by the PDP Rivers State Executive Committee against His Excellency Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Executive Governor of Rivers State for violating Articles 58 1 (b), (c ), (h) and (m) of the PDP Constitution."
It further stated that, “The National Working Committee after preliminary hearing, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 57 (3), 59 (3), 59 (5) and 29 (2.b) hereby suspends the Executive Governor of River State, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as a member of the PDP and refers the matter to the appropriate disciplinary committee of the Party.
“This is in furtherance of the determination of the leadership of the Party to enforce discipline at all levels within the Party,” the statement said.
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