The NWC also referred the suspension of Mr Amaechi to the party’s disciplinary committee for appropriate action.
The party’s NWC at an emergency meeting on Monday,
agreed to suspend the Rivers state Governor following a petition submitted by
the PDP Rivers State Executive Committee.
The party made this known in a statement signed by
the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh.
According to the statement, the party “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.”
“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 concluded.
The state chapter of PDP in Rivers state has been
embroiled in a prolonged crisis that has had 27 members of the Rivers State
House of Assembly and Speaker, suspended by the newly installed executives of
the party in the state.
A Federal High Court in Abuja had earlier sacked
executive members of the party in the state that were loyal to Mr Amaechi and
replaced them with the Felix Obuah led faction.
