The Peoples Democratic apartheid has suspended Joel Madaki and others over their role in the crisis rocking the Adanawa and Ebonyi states chapters of the party.
National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at
its 392nd meeting reviewed the state of the party in Adamawa and Ebonyi
states in the light of the appeals and interventions of critical
stakeholders together with remorse demonstrated by the Executives and
resolves accordingly;
(a) Commits the dissolution of the Adamawa and Ebonyi State Executives
Committees to the one-month suspension of the authors of the offensive
publications, in particular Chief Joel Madaki, State Chairman and Barr.
A. T. Shehu, Secretary of the party in Adamawa state; Uche Ali Ega,
State Secretary and Amaechi Oken, State Organizing Secretary of the
party in Ebonyi state and one Mr. Ben Akpa.
(b) Accordingly, the Caretaker Committees earlier set up for the party
in Adamawa and Ebonyi states are recalled.
(c) The Deputy State Chairman of the Party in Adamawa State, Jingi Rufai
is to serve as Acting Chairman while Fatai Ornah will be Acting
Secretary.
(d) In Ebonyi State, Onwe Joseph Onwe is to serve as Acting Chairman and
Simon Anyigor is to serve as Acting Secretary.
Furthermore the NWC has cancelled the ward congresses in Lagos, Cross
River and Oyo states. Repeat ward congresses in the three states will
hold on Monday, November 24, 2014.
In the case of Cross River, all suspensions by the state chapter have
been lifted and all members of the party in the state are now free to
participate in all party activities including our congresses.