Embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has dismissed Tuesday’s report of his suspension as member of the party by his kinsmen and party executives of Ward 5, Ikuru Town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Secondus who described the action of the party’s leadership as mere noise, said only its national executive committee has the power to do so.
In a late reaction on Wednesday night, Secondus, through his media adviser, Ike Abonyi, said those behind the report are bent on destroying the party.
“The media office of Prince Uche Secondus ordinarily should not be responding to every ‘noise’ in the media being engineered by those who set out to distract and destroy the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but it’s our responsibility to guide those who are easily persuaded by news in the media hence this response.”
“Such action is a mere wish as Article 59(3) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the constitution states clearly that only the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party can discipline the National Chairman or any other National officer of the party.”
Meanwhile, State Chairman of the PDP, Amb. Desmond Akawor, has reportedly said the party opted to suspend Secondus because he has not paid his dues for about four years now.
