Barely forty eight hours after the conduct of the state congress of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in defiance of a caucus meeting where it was unanimously agreed that the present crop of executives from ward to state level be retained, the state working committee of the party has suspended the Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Nestor Benabo and six others.
The party in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chukwudi Alfred Itiedu, also announced the suspension of the chairman of the parallel executive, Chief Rufus Abadi, and his Secretary, Mr. James Agari.
Others include, the Leader of the state of House of Assembly, Hon. Nadu Karibo, the state Commissioner for Energy, Chief Diekivie Ikiogha, Hon. Hawkins Kalabo and Hon. Aaron Alokpa.
The members, who were handed a thirty day suspension, were also given one week to appear before a seven-man disciplinary committee of the party to defend themselves.
The statement read in part, “the attention of the State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has been drawn to a purported state congress today (Thursday) February 28, 2008 where a list of new state executive committee was read out as duly elected.
“We wish to state that despite the purported congress, the party wishes to restate its resolve to abide by the decision of the state caucus meeting held on February 18, 2008 to maintain the current executive committees at all levels from the ward to state."
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