PDP NWC suspends National Vice Chairman Dan Orbih
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its National Vice Chairman (South South), Dan Orbih, over his statement on the party’s governorship primary in Edo.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, announced this in a statement, noting that the decision was taken at the 588th meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) on Wednesday.
According to him, the NWC unanimously condemned the actions and utterances of Orbih relating to the primary.
“The actions and utterances are inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) and the demand of his office as a national officer of the party.
“Consequently, the NWC has set up a six-member committee headed by the Deputy National Chairman (South), Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, to investigate the issue pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the party.
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“In the meantime, the NWC forthwith suspends Chief Dan Orbih from participating in all meetings, activities and programmes of the NWC, pending the conclusion of the investigation by the committee,” he said.
Ologunagba added that the NWC acknowledged what he described as the support and solidarity of the overwhelming majority of the people of Edo for the PDP and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo.
He charged all PDP leaders, critical stakeholders and members in Edo to remain united, focused and continue to work hard for the victory of PDP and its candidate in the upcoming election.
Ighodalo’s emergence as the party’s candidate on February 22, 2024, came with resistance from some party members.
Last week, Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja invalidated the primary in a case which contested the exclusion of 378 delegates.