The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 1, Ngo Town, Andoni local government area of Rivers State, has suspended the member representing Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro federal constituency of the State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Awaji-Inomek Abiante.
Abiante is one of the four federal lawmakers loyal to the Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara.
The PDP, in a statement signed by its ward chairman and secretary, Dike Bara and Dokubo Jackson, respectively, said Abiante was suspended due to alleged anti-party activities.
The statement read in part: “That Hon.
Awaji-inomek Abiante should be, and is hereby suspended from the party for not only promoting factions at the ward level but also belonging to a group under the guise of the party: not being a group provided for in the party’s constitution. Which action is in breach of Sec. 58(l)(j) of the party’s constitution.
“Furthermore, the suspension of Dagomie Abiante became indispensable putting into consideration his involvement in organising, training and equipping group of members for the purposes of employing violence coercion and other form of intermediation within the party, thereby, breaching section 58(l)(k) of the party’s constitution.
“We are committed to the party and determined to weed out bad eggs who are acting as agents of opposition political parties to weaken our party no matter how highly placed and to ensure that our ward remains PDP irrespective of the inducement and threat.”