The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Adolphus Wabara, the Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) and a former President of the Nigerian Senate.
The expulsion of Wabara was announced on Tuesday by the State Chairman Abraham Amah and Secretary Peter Nwaokonko after an emergency meeting convened by the State Working Committee (SWC) of the PDP.
The meeting was prompted by findings from the party’s Disciplinary Committee, which had been investigating allegations against Wabara.
The statement said that after a thorough review of the committee’s findings and recommendations regarding the expulsion of Senator Adolphus Wabara, the SWC unanimously approved the recommendation contained in the report.
The party cited Articles 57(3) and 59(1) of the PDP Constitution (2017 as amended) to justify its decision.
“In line with Article 57(3) and 59(1) of the PDP Constitution (2017 as amended), which stipulates that an expelled member cannot exercise any rights or privileges within the party, the Abia State Executive Committee hereby recommends the immediate appointment of an Acting BoT Chairman by the National Working Committee (NWC) and the National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great party,” Amah said.
Adolphus Wabara’s troubles within the party in his state began several weeks ago when the Abia PDP SWC suspended him over alleged anti-party activities. In a swift reaction, the National Working Committee intervened and declared the suspension null and void.