The Peoples Democratic Party has suspended its Deputy National Chairman (North) Senator Gamawa Babayo.
The decision to suspend the Deputy National Chairman, according to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, was taken by the National Working Committee at its extraordinary session on January 5, 2019.
Ologbondiyan said the meeting critically reviewed the petition against Baby before reaching the decision.
He said the NWC found merit in the petition on allegation of dereliction of duty and anti-party activity as contained in Section 58 (1) e, f, g, h of the PDP Constitution.
He added: Therefore, in exercise of section 29 (2) a, b and c, the NWC hereby invokes Section 59 (1) d of the constitution of the PDP on the Deputy National Chairman (North) and accordingly suspends him from the party immediately.”