The nationwide management of the most important opposition celebration, Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP), has suspended its nationwide vice chairman (South-South) Chief Dan Orbih, from collaborating in all conferences, actions and packages of the celebration pending the conclusion of investigation alleged anti-party actions in opposition to him.
The celebration’s Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) mentioned it took the choice following complaints about Orbih’s actions regarding the upcoming September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State.
The celebration additionally arrange a six-member committee headed by the Deputy Nationwide Chairman (South), Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, to analyze the complaints in opposition to Orbih pursuant to the provisions of the Structure of the celebration.
Recall that the Edo State PDP Youth League (EPYL) on Monday requested the NWC of PDP to right away summon and sanction Orbih for alleged anti-party conduct.
The group mentioned Orbih must be sanctioned for jubilating over what it known as the faulty media report that the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja annulled the first election that produced the PDP governorship candidate within the September 21, 2024 Edo State election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo.
Orbih, who hails from Edo State, had distanced himself from the celebration’s governorship marketing campaign within the state. The embattled nationwide vice chairman had fallen out with the State governor, Godwin Obaseki, shortly after he (Obaseki) received a second time period in 2016, few months after he joined PDP after dumping All Progressives Congress (APC).
LEADERSHIP recall that Orbih additionally labored in opposition to the celebration’s presidential candidate within the 2023 normal election, Atiku Abubakar, by pitching his tent with the then governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to help the then All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
A press release by the PDP nationwide publicity secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday, mentioned: “The Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) at its 588th assembly at the moment, Wednesday, July 10, 2024 thought of all points, together with complaints on the actions of the Nationwide Vice Chairman (South South) Chief Dan Orbih regarding the September 21, 2024 Governorship election in Edo State.
“The NWC on the assembly unanimously condemned the embarrassing actions and utterances of Chief Dan Orbih regarding the Edo State Governorship Major Election of our nice Celebration which actions and utterances are inconsistent with the provisions of the Structure of the PDP (as amended in 2017) and the demand of his workplace as a nationwide officer of the Celebration.
“Consequently, the NWC has arrange a six-member committee headed by the Deputy Nationwide Chairman (South) Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, to analyze the problem pursuant to the provisions of the Structure of the Celebration.
“Within the meantime, the NWC forthwith suspends Chief Dan Orbih from collaborating in all conferences, actions and packages of the NWC pending the conclusion of investigation by the Committee.
“The NWC acknowledges the help and solidarity of the overwhelming majority of the folks of Edo State who’re rallying with our Celebration and Candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, whose imaginative and prescient is in tandem with the Will and aspiration of the folks for continued huge improvement of the State on the platform of the PDP.
“The NWC expenses all leaders, crucial stakeholders and teeming members of our Celebration in Edo State to stay united, centered and proceed to work onerous for the victory of our Celebration and Candidate within the September 21, 2024 Governorship election in Edo State.”