PDP: Former Chairman Sent to Prison, Reason Emerges
- A magistrate court in Abakaliki has ordered the remand of Augustine Nwazunku, a one-time chairman of the PDP in Ebonyi state
- Magistrate Ojemba Isu-oko denied the defendant's bail application, submitted by his counsel, U. A. Obasi, and ordered the suspect to be held in prison custody until November 18
- The five-count charge against Nwazunku and his co-defendants — Obinna Nwachukwu, Ogbonnaya Idika, and Njoku Nwagwu — includes accusations of cultism and forgery
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Abakaliki, Ebonyi state - A magistrate court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi, has remanded Augustine Nwazunku, a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
Legit.ng gathered that Nwazunku was remanded alongside three other suspects, over allegations of cultism, impersonation, forgery, and the alleged illegal suspension of Ali Odefa, the national vice-chairman of the PDP (south-east).
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Court remands top PDP chieftain, Nwazunku
As reported by Vanguard newspaper, Magistrate Ojemba Isu-oko denied the defendants’ bail application, submitted by their counsel, U. A. Obasi, and ordered the four suspects to be held in prison custody until Monday, November 18, 2024.
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Three of the accused held a press conference recently where they announced themselves as executives of Ogudu-Okwor Ward in Oshiri.
Odefa, who hails from the ward, said the alleged suspension was null and void as the people who issued it were not PDP ward executives, Premium Times reported.
According to court records, Nwachukwu and two others were accused of forging a letter which they said was from the PDP executives of Ogudu-Okwor ward in Oshiri, claiming that the party had suspended Odefa.
Furthermore, the suspects were accused of being members of a banned secret cult group, Vikings Confraternity.
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Defections rock Ebonyi PDP
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the PDP continued to lose its prominent members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state.
One of the recent defectors is Sylvester Ogbaga, the former lawmaker representing the Abakaliki/Izzi federal constituency; and an ex-governorship aspirant in the 2023 general elections.
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