Senator Makarfi Not Suspended By Our Party-PDP

By Miriam Humbe, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has said that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has not suspended the former governor of Kaduna State, and acting National Chairman of the Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi.

The PDP on its Twitter handle, @OfficialPDP via a statement signed by
National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba said that neither the Ward Executive of Tudun Wada Ward of Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State had suspended the party’s acting National Chairman.

The PDP urged all it’s members in Kaduna State to remain united as the Party leadership was working hard to ensure a comprehensive reconciliation in the Party.

@OfficialPDP wrote: “The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to the purported suspension of former Governor of Kaduna State and former Acting National Chairman of our Party, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, reportedly by the Ward Executive of Tudun Wada Ward of Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The NWC, after a thorough consideration of all the issues raised by the Ward Executive, hereby declares the purported decision and action of the Tudun Wada Ward Executives which borders on issues of discipline, as null and void and of no effect, not being consistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (As amended in 2017).

For clarity, Section 57 (7) provides that “Notwithstanding any other provision relating to discipline, no Executive Committee, at any level except the National Executive Committee, shall entertain any question of discipline as may relate or concern a member of the National Executive Committee, Deputy Governor or member of the National Assembly”.

“The NWC therefore charges all leaders, critical stakeholders, members, teeming supporters of our Party in Kaduna State and the general public to disregard the purported suspension of Senator Makarfi by the Ward being a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of our Party.

“The NWC also charges all Party members in Kaduna State to remain united at this critical time especially as the Party leadership is progressing in our concerted effort to ensure a comprehensive reconciliation in our Party.”