The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has said Mr. Uche Seconɗus was suspended over his alleged failure to pay party’s dues in the last four years.
PDP chairman in the state, Ambassador Desmond Akawor, said the suspended national chairman went against the party’s constitution which he swore to protect.
He said: “On June 5th, I wrote a letter to all wards that they should furnish us with the names of the party members that are dead and party members that have not paid their dues including those that had defected for one reason or the other.
“Among the wards that responded was Ward 5 in Andoni. And it clearly showed that he (Secondus) had not paid his dues for the past four years. It is an offence in our party.
Akawor added: “In his presence, intervention took place and he agreed on all the words that were put down only for him the following week to go globetrotting going from Niger to Ota to continue the course and saying that all that they had agreed was no longer possible.
“In that case what do you do? He’s not ready to listen to the elders, of course, he is equally not ready to look at the constitution of the party.”
However, Seconɗus insisted he has done no wrong, noting that only the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the National Working Committee (NWC) have power to discipline him.
He said Article 59 (3) of the PDP Constitution is clear on the party’s disciplinary measures.
