The Executive Committee (SEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State has directed all Local Government Areas and Wards Executive Committees of the party across the state to desist from further suspension of members without official clearance from the SEC.
Recall that PDP in Delta State recently was plagued by several suspensions of party members by the Executive Committees of their Wards and Local Government Areas mainly for anti-party activities.
This equally led to the suspension of at least three serving chairmen of local government councils in the state.
In a statement on Monday evening, the State Publicity Secretary of PDP, Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza, said all suspensions of members in the form of disciplinary action, without official clearance from the State Executive Committee, SEC, should stop forthwith.
“All LGAs and Wards Excos are hereby reminded that, in line with our mandate to ensure and uphold fairness within our fold, the party has regularly deployed recognized instruments and applied established due process mechanisms, devoid of perceived witch-hunt, to handle disciplinary issues whenever they arise.
“The party hereby reverses all hitherto pronounced suspensions that were not officially approved by a written directive from the SEC and declares all other actions on matters of alleged misdemeanours, discrepancies, and other anti-party activities that were not referred to the party at the State level, as null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
“The party however directs all LGAs Party Chairmen, to forward the name(s) of those accused of anti-party activities, with a detailed report of their alleged discrepancies and contrary activities, to the State Secretariat of the party, within two weeks from the date of this directive, for proper investigation by constitutionally recognized disciplinary channels, and subsequent recommendations to the SEC, which will then Direct/Instruct appropriate action(s) for the offence(s) and offender(s),” the Delta PDP image-maker said in the statement.
