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Anambra PDP suspends chairman for insulting Chris Uba

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra has suspended acting Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Okey Asolo.

Asolo was accused of insulting a member of the Board of Trustees of the party, Chief Chris Uba by suspending him( Uba) from the party last week.

Asolo was suspended by the PDP ward leadership in his Ward 13 in Onitsha North Local Government Area of the state over violation of party constitution and anti party activities.

Asolo who took over from Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu as acting Chairman had on April 2 suspended Chief Chris Uba, a member of PDP Board of Trustees and Chief Linus Ukachukwu, a chieftain of the party.

A notice of Asolo's suspension was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday which was signed by Mr Obinna Obialor and Mr Obinna Obichinyere, chairman and secretary of the party in the ward respectively.

The statement read in part, "Arising from a crucial meeting of the Ward Executive Committee held on April, 3, the PDP Ward 13 Onitsha North LGA of Anambra suspended Comrade Okey Asolo.

"His suspension from the Ward is on account of his violation of the PDP constitution and anti party activities.

"The suspension of Okey Asolo is anchored on the provisions of Article 58 (1) and 59 (1) and (2) of the PDP Constitution 2017 as amended."

The suspension was upheld by the Onitsha North LGA chapter of the party which met on Monday in a communiqué signed by Messrs Alex Anah and Chigbo Onyia, chairman and secretary of the party in area, respectively.

The party said it deeply considered the notice and came to the conclusion that Comrade Okey Asolo actually violated the provisions of the PDP Constitution 2017 as amended.

"We upheld the said suspension and equally suspend him from the Onitsha North Local Government Area PDP of Anambra State," the LGA leadership of the party stated.

In another development, a group, Forum of Elected Local Government Chairmen in Anambra has dissociated itself from the suspension of Uba and Ukachukwu.

The chairmen who write to the national leadership of the party in a communiqué signed by 14 members said Asolo and his group aimed at distabilising the party by their action.

The said,"We dissociate ourselves from this fragment of imagination of Okey Asolo and cohorts purporting to have suspended Chief Chris Uba and Chief Linus Ukachukwu from the PDP.

"By their action, there is no gain saying the fact that their sole aim is to destabilize the People's Democratic Party in the state.

"Therefore we urge members of the National Executive Committee of our party to disregard the purported suspension of the two high profile leaders of our great party," the group stated.

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It was ABIA, now Anambra
Put your house in order pls