Ayu’s suspension was announced on March 28 by the local chapter of the PDP in his Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Igyorov Council Ward of Benue State have been suspended over the National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu’s suspension.
The PDP State Working Committee (SWC) announced this in a statement signed by the acting Chairman, Isaac Mffo, and 12 others in Makurdi.
According to the SWC, the ward executive members were suspended for one month pending when necessary action will be taken to restore sanity, harmony, law and order in the party.
The statement said that the SWC shall during the period administer the affairs of the party in the ward, adding that the move was in the best interest of the party.
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The statement further directed them to hand over all documents and other belongings of the party in their possession to the SWC of the party with immediate effect.
It added that they shall henceforth cease to act in the offices they held prior to their suspension.
Ayu’s suspension was announced on March 28 by the local chapter of the PDP in his Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue.
Vangeryina Dooyum, the Igyorov Ward Secretary who represented its chairman, Kashi Philip, said Ayu was suspended from the party owing to his alleged anti-party activities during the 2023 general elections across Nigeria.