The Peoples Democratic Party has suspended the Rivers State Governor, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi.
The decision, announced on Monday, was taken by the National Working Committee of the PDP after an emergency meeting.
The NWC said the decision to suspend Amaechi was premised on his refusal to rescind his decision on the
dissolution of the executive committee of Obiokpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The NWC said this was despite the fact that the Rivers State Executive Committee of the party had advised Amaechi to rescind the decision.
A communique issued at the end of the NWC meeting and endorsed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, reads: “The National Working Committee at its emergency meeting on Monday, 27 May, 2013 considered the petition submitted by the PDP Rivers 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 following his refusal to obey the lawful directive of the Rivers State Executive Committee to rescind his decision dissolving the elected Executive Council of Obiokpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
“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.”
Amaechi has been at loggerheads with the party over the leadership of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum.
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