Rivers Crisis Heightens as PDP Suspends Rep Member Loyal to Governor Fubara

• Awaji-Inombek Abiante, a member of the House of Representatives loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has been suspended by the PDP
• The federal lawmaker was accused of creating factions, involvement in unauthorised publicity of disputes, and creating a parallel PDP organ at the ward level
• Abiante's suspension was announced after a meeting of the leaders and stakeholders of the PDP at Ngor town

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Rivers state - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the lawmaker representing Andoni/Opobo Federal Constituency, Rivers state in the House of Representatives, Awaji-Inombek Abiante.

The suspension was carried out by executives of Ward 1 in Ngor, Andoni local government area of Rivers state.

Abiante is said to be one of the federal lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

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As reported by The Punch, the PDP CTC Ward Chairman in Andoni LGA, Dike Bara, the CTC Ward Secretary, Dokubo Jackson, and 12 other executives signed the resolution.

While the leaders and stakeholders of the party in the Ward unanimously adopted the resolution.

The resolution was read to newsmen after a meeting of the leaders and stakeholders of the PDP in Ngor town on Monday evening, April 29.

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Bara accused Abiante of creating factions, involvement in unauthorized publicity of disputes and creating a parallel Party organ at the Ward level, among others.

The federal lawmaker was also accused of breaching section 58, sub-section 1j of the PDP’s constitution, The Nation reports.

“That Hon. Awaji-inomek Abiante should be and is hereby suspended from the party for not only promoting factions at the ward level but also belonging to a group under the guise of the party: not being a group provided for in the party’s constitution. Which action is in breach of Sec. 58(l)(j) of the party’s constitution."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that PDP chieftain, Honourable West Frimabo Paul, urged the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike to allow Fubara and Rivers state to breathe.

West said Wike could not control the oil-rich south-south state from the nation’s capital, Abuja.

West, a PDP ward chairman in Ajeromi Ifelodun LGA of Lagos state said Wike did not make Fubara but the good people of Rivers state who trooped out in large numbers to vote him as their governor during the 2023 election.

Source: Legit.ng