The Umar Damagum-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose; and eight others over alleged anti-party activities.
Those removed from the party include National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu; Bature; Adeyemi Ajibade (SAN); Mohammed Abdulrahman; Mao Ohuabunwa; Austin Nwachukwu; George Turner; Abraham Amali; and Dan Orbi.
The party also announced the dissolution of its executive committees in Rivers, Abia, Imo, Plateau and Enugu states.
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The motions for the expulsions and the dissolution of the affected state executives were moved by a member of the Board of Trustees, Chief Bode George, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde at the ongoing PDP elective national convention in Ibadan.
While George moved for the sack of the party chieftains, Makinde moved for the dissolution of the affected state excos.
They said the expulsion and dissolution order are in accordance with the Section 33 sub section 2 of the 2017 Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
