The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared as null and void the purported suspension of the federal Lawmaker representing Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Awaji-Inombek Abiante from the Peoples Democratic Party.
Abiante, an ally of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and representative of the Governor’s Federal Constituency, was allegedly suspended in May by a parallel PDP Ward Caretaker Executive loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike in his Ward 1, Ngo, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The factional caretaker executive led by its chairman, Dike Bara and 13 others, had announced the suspension of Abiante for anti-party activities, saying that the federal lawmaker is not only promoting factions at the ward level but also belonging to a group under the guise of the party.