By Onome Oghenetega
The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the senator representing Delta North Senatorial District on the party’s platform at the National Assembly, Mr Peter Nwaoboshi.
Delta PDP accused the suspended senator of alleged anti-party activities as well as verbally attacking the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.
Nwaoboshi had at a ceremony recently attacked Governor Okowa, describing his administration as failure.
But the party in a statement on Wednesday signed by State Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, said the decision to suspend Nwaoboshi was taken at an emergency meeting of State Working Committee (SWC).
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The statement said the suspension will last for a month within which Senator Nwaoboshi is expected to clear himself before the State Disciplinary Committee.
PDP frowned at the open attack by the lawmaker on the leadership of the party and leader of the PDP in the state, stressing that the party will not tolerate whatever will create disunity within the party.
“The State Working Committee (SWC) of the Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), rising from an emergency meeting, has suspended the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly Senator Peter Onyeluka Nwaoboshi, for a period of one month.
“This action has become necessary against the backdrop of the recent romance with an opposition Party, verbal recklessness, and unprovoked utterances of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, particularly against the person of His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the Executive Governor of Delta State, which the PDP State Working Committee views strongly as totally unacceptable, disturbing and unbecoming of a politician and party member of his stature.
“The PDP State Working Committee is in no doubt that the rash, unguarded, confused and heavily noxious, and vitriolic attacks by Senator Nwaoboshi, a serving Senator and a very recent Chairman of our great Party, are potentially inimical to the peace and harmony of the Party and tantamount to causing discord and disaffection among loyal Party members.
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“The suspension, therefore, though obligatory, has sadly become imperative and inevitable, especially given the dramatic spontaneity and overzealousness of his verbal attacks, which are totally out of character and may have suspiciously been induced by circumstances which defy immediate rational analysis and comprehension.
“The matter has been referred to the State Disciplinary Committee, in order to afford Senator Nwaoboshi a fair hearing and the opportunity to appear before it and defend himself over his recent utterances and actions against the Party and its leadership, in the State”, the statement added.
While urging members to remain calm and united, it asked PDP members “to remain calm in the face of these provocations and maintain the peace, maturity, and Party harmony which have been and will continue to remain the hallmarks of our great Party.”
