The Akwa Ibom state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended one of its members for gloating over the death of some prominent members of the party in the state.
The suspended member, Joseph Effiong, is from the Central Uruan Ward 2, Uruan local government area of Akwa Ibom.
Effiong, who is the central Uruan zonal leader, was suspended for posting on social media comments that gave the impression that the death of the leaders was divine justice.
He said in the post: “God is also at work in decimating those oppressors. Check out the recent happenings in the state. Would like to advise all those in the business of depriving other stakeholders of government patronage to learn from the recent calls to glory. All the powers inherent are vanity’.
Akwa Ibom state had been hit with some prominent deaths including; the first indigenous military governor of the state, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, the state Chairman of the PDP, Mr Udo Ekpenyong and a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Nsikak Eduok.
In the suspension letter dated January 22, 2021, and signed the PDP chairman of Central Uruan Ward 3, Sunday Otobong Ndem and Secretary, Glory Okon Udo, the party said Ekpenyong’s comments amounted to anti-party activity.
The letter reads: “That you wrote the said write-ups in response to the unfortunate deaths that have claimed the lives of prominent members of our party(PDP) and the illustrious sons of Akwa Ibom state in general and posted same on social media platforms, one of them being ‘Uruan Arise’-a social media platform which has many members and had been widely circulated to the knowledge of wider members of the public.
”That the contents and meaning of your write-up had caused a stir in the polity particularly as it comes from you who is a prominent member of the party. Death is an act of God and is for every living being. One should neither mock nor celebrate the death of a fellow human being.
”After much deliberations in the meeting, it was resolved that your write-up considering all intents and purpose is reasonably interpreted as anti party hence we hereby suspend you from the Peoples Democratic Party, Central Uruan Ward 2”.
