Rivers crises heightens as PDP suspends rep member loyal to Fubara

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.

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.

Why PDP suspended Rivers Rep member

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."

How Tinubu tried to make Fubara slave to Wike

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.