Attah Ede Makurdi
The State Working Committee (SWC), of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, suspended the Executive Committee of Igyorov Council Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State for one month.
The SWC stated that the suspension became necessary to enable the party resolve the crisis that is currently going on in the council ward.
The suspension of the ward Exco was made known in resolutions taken at the extraordinary meeting of the SWC of the PDP held on the 30th March,2023 which was made available to newsmen in Makurdi.
The resolutions were and signed by the Isaac Mffo Acting Chairman, Chief Joseph Nyam State Secretary, Azua Ashongo, Vice Chairman Zone A and James Mbakorlumun Vice Chairman Zone B as well as Godwin Uwulo Vice Chairman Zone C, Moses Audu Organizing Secretary, Bem Gbe Treasurer and Barr Clement Terah Mue, Legal Adviser.
Others are, Bemgba Iortyom, Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Ogwuche, Financial Secretary, Abraham Tamenor, Auditor, Mrs. Abeje Egwa, Woman Leader and Patrick Modom, Youth Leader.
The SWC stated that it deliberated and reviewed the recent activities and matters of the administration of the affairs of the party in Igyorov Council Ward, which have raised and aggravated tensions within the party in the area with possible threats of violence and break down of law and order.
“It is therefore, the resolution of the SWC that pursuant to the powers conferred on it by Section 59 (4) of the Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (POP) as Amended in 2017, and does order as follows:
“That the Executive Committee of the POP in Igyorov Council Ward is hereby suspended for a period of one (1) month pending necessary action shall be taken to restore sanity, harmony, law and order in the party in that area.
“That the State Working Committee shall during this period administer the affairs of the party in Igyorov Council Ward in the best interest of the party, discipline, growth and success.
“That the Executive Committee of the PDP in Igyorov Council Ward shall hand over all documents or other items in their possession belonging to the party to the State Executive Committee of the party with immediate effect.
“The Ward Executive Committee, Igyorov Council Ward, Gboko Local Government Area, Benue State shall henceforth cease to act in the offices, which they held prior to their suspension.
“This action is taken to forestall possible breakdown of law and order in the PDP in Igyorov Council Ward”, the resolutions read in parts.
Recalled that the Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Igyorov council Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State had last Sunday announced the suspension of the National Chairman of the party, IDr. yorchia Ayu, with immediate effect over alleged antiparty activities.
The party executives slammed the suspension on Ayu for anti-party activities after passing a vote of no confidence on him.
Furthermore, a State High Court sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Monday, issued an order restraining the embattled national chairman of the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the national chairman of the Party.
The Court gave the order while ruling on an ex-parte application brought by a member of the party in Benue State, Engr. Conrad Terhide Utaan,through his counsel Mike Assoh.
Justice Wilfred Kpochi, in a ruling ordered Ayu to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the PDP, having lost membership of the party, pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice already filed.
He accordingly adjourned the matter to April 17,2023,for hearing of the substantive suit, a development that made Ayu to stepped outside from office.
