THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ngor, Ward 1 in Rivers State’s Andoni Local Government Area has suspended Awaji-Inombek Abiante, who represents the Andoni/Opobo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
This was stated in a resolution read to newsmen following a meeting of PDP leaders and stakeholders held at the party’s office one in Ngor town yesterday evening.
Abiante is one of the federal members in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly who supports Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The resolution, signed by the PDP CTC Ward Chairman in Andoni LGA, Dike Bara, the CTC Ward Secretary, CTC, Dokubo Jackson, and 12 other executives, was unanimously adopted by the Ward’s party leaders and stakeholders.
Reading the resolution to reporters, PDP CTC Chairman of the Ward, Bara, stated that Abiante’s suspension was owing to his involvement in the formation of factions within the party.
He also accused the federal congressman of engaging in unauthorized advertising of internal Party conflicts and establishing a duplicate Party organ at the Ward level, among other things.
The party also accused Abiate of violating Section 58, Subsection 1j of the party’s constitution.
The resolution read, “That Hon. Awaji-inombek Dagomie Abiante should be and is hereby suspended from the Party for not only promoting factions at the Ward level, but also belonging to a group under the guise of the Party: not being a group provided for in the Part’s Constitution. Which action is in breach of S. 58(1) (0) of the Party’s Constitution.
“That the suspension of Hon. Awaji-Inombek Dagomie Abiante is also predicated upon his involvement in unauthorized publicity of disputes within the Party, creating a parallel Party organ at the Ward level and, his involvement in anti-party activities.
“Thereby, causing disaffection among members of the Party and threatening peaceful, lawful and efficient conduct of the business of the Party at the ward level, this in breach of S.58(1)(i),(e)&(h) of the Party’s Constitution.
“Furthermore, the suspension of Hon. Awaji-Inombek Dagomie Abiante became indispensable, putting into consideration his involvement in organising, training, equipping and encouraging the organisation, retention, training, equipping of a group of members for the purpose of employing violence, coercion and other forms of intimidation within the party, thereby breaching S. 58(1) (k) of the Party’s Constitution.
“The party at the ward states clearly that we are committed to the party and are determined to weed out all bad eggs who are acting as agents of opposition political parties to weaken our party, no matter how highly placed, and to ensure that our ward remains PDP no matter the amount of inducement or threat.”
Recall that Abiate led some groups to protest against the presidential agreement during the political crisis in Rivers State in December last year.