The chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Lauretta Onochie, has been suspended from the All Progressives Congress, APC, over anti-party activities.
Onochie, who is the seventh chairman of NDDC was suspended by a 27-member executive of the APC in Onicha-Olona ward 4, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.
She was suspended from the party with immediate effect according to the Ogbolu Peter Nduka-led ward 4 executive which said they have lost confidence in her.
In the letter of suspension addressed to the State Chairman of APC, the 27-member Ward Executive said, “We have painstakingly reviewed the conduct of the just concluded general elections at all levels and have noted, with dismay, that Lorreta Onochie, who is one of the leaders of our great party, worked against the success of the party in Onicha-Olona Ward 4, and beyond.
“Information available to us show very clearly that she was openly campaigning for candidates of opposition parties, especially the People’s Democratic Party, in the run-up to the Presidential and National Assembly, as well as the Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections. It was also observed that all her allies and supporters were working for the PDP in the state. The evidence of this could be seen in the fact that the party lost in her polling unit (unit 8, ward 4) in the Presidential, Senatorial, House of Representatives, Governorship and State
Assembly Elections.
“We also noted that she has failed to fulfil her financial obligations to the party and has never attended any ward & LGA meetings or other party engagements.
“In the light of these grievous infractions discovered in her as stated in Article 21.2 (i) (ii), we have lost confidence in her membership of the party and hereby suspend her from the party with immediate effect.”
