National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has voided the purported expulsion of Hon. Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu from the party by the Umuopia/Umukegwu Ward chapter of the PDP in Imo.
In a statement issued on Saturday by Debo Ologunagba, PDP National Publicity Secretary, informed that the NWC declared the said purported expulsion as null and void and of no effect, not being consistent with the express provision of Sections 57 (7) and 59 (3) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) and laid down Rules of our great Party.
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The statement argued that Section 57 (7) of the Constitution of the PDP is clear in providing that “Notwithstanding any other provision relating to discipline, no Executive Committee at any level, except the National Executive Committee, shall entertain any question of discipline as may relate or concern a member of the National Executive Committee, Deputy Governors or members of the National Assembly…”
It pointed out also that Section 59 (3) of the Constitution of the PDP is unambiguous in providing that “Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution relating to discipline, no Executive Committee at any level except the National Executive Committee shall entertain any question of discipline as may relate or concern a member of the National Executive Committee, President, Vice President, Governors, Deputy Governors, Ministers, Ambassadors, Special Advisers or member of any of the Legislative Houses.”
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