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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were not invited by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Disciplinary Committee because there were no petitions against them.
PDP has given reason its disciplinary committee did not invite Atiku and Wike.
Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike – CON, GSSRS
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PDP disciplinary committee clears air on Atiku, Wike’s absence
The chairman of the Committee, High Chief Tom Ukimi, made this known in a statement released to the press on Wednesday, February 12.
Flanked by 10 committee members, the Committee Secretary, Chief Eyitayo Jegede Hon Patrick Ifo and two Ex-Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano) and Sam Egwu (Ebonyi) also confirmed the development in a chat with reporters at Legacy House in Abuja on Wednesday.
As reported by The Nation, Ikimi also explained that the Committee’s review was not time-bound and petitioners may ask for it to look into matters dating back to 2015.
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“Whether acts were committed against the party in 2015, 2019, 2020 or any other year, we can do nothing about them except there are petitions sent to this committee’ this committee does not write petitions, we only attend to petitions that are sent to us.
“So, if there’s no petition against somebody, we are not going to do anything about it because that is not our business; I’m not out here to write petitions or deal with what is seen in newspapers,” Ikimi said.
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Meanwhile, Henzodaily.ng reported that the PDP national secretary seat became more heated as Anyanwu, an ally of Wike wrote to the Supreme Court.
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Anyanwu, who is standing as the national secretary by appeal court restraining order, said he wrote to the Supreme Court because of his love for the party.
The embattled PDP national secretary was asking the apex court to speed up its judgment on the crisis that was rocking his seat.
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