Breaking News: PDP Suspends Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Magatakarda Wammako As A Member Of The PDP
In what looks like a sledge hammer on its members, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People Democratic Party (PDP) today suspended Governor Aliyu Wammako of Sokoto State from the party.
In statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisah Metuh, said; “the National Working Committee (NWC) at its 338th meeting held on Wednesday, June5, 2013, extensively discussed the state party across the nation and its members as well as the repeated breaches of disregard to the party’s constitution by His Excellency, Dr. Aliyu Magatakarda Wammako, the executive governor of Sokoto State.”
According to the statement; the NWC notes that on several occasions, Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wammako had ignored invitations and lawful directives of the NWC in this regard and has continued to show complete apathy to the affairs of the party and contempt to an organ of the party.”
Speaking further in their statement the party said; “ consequent upon the refusal of the Governor to honour yet another invitation by the NWC to appear before it today Wednesday, June 5, 2013 without reason, the committee, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 57(3) (57) 7, 58 1(C), (h), (f), and 59(1), (2), hereby suspends the Executive Governor of Sokoto State Dr. Aliyu Magatakarda Wammako, as a member of the party refers the matter to the appropriate disciplinary committee of the party.”
The party added that; “this is in furtherance of the determination of the leadership of the party to enforce discipline at all levels within the party.”
