PDP suspends Gov. Amaechi as party memeber

Amaechi

Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has been suspended as member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.

According to a communique issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the PDP NWC on Monday and signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olisa Metuh, the decision was taken in furtherance of the determination of the leadership of the party to enforce discipline at all levels.

The communique read thus:

Metuh

"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."