The National Working Committee, NWC of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has further plunged the party into deeper crisis by suspending the Rivers state governor, RotimiAmaechi from the already troubled party.
Amaechi’s suspension follows his last Friday’s defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan backed candidate for the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF chairmanship position, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state. Amaechi had defeated Jang by polling 19 votes to 16 scored by the Plateau helmsman. The Rivers’ governor’s audacity and victory took President Jonathan by surprise and destabilized him at the African Union’s meeting he was attending in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was actually said to have missed his slot to deliver his speech at the session due to his raging anger. As a result, Mr Jonathan was said to have instructed PDP’s national chairman, Bamanga Tukur to suspend Amaechi from the party for anti-party activities.
The announcement of Amaechi’s suspension was made in a statement signed by the party’s national publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh today. This may further draw Jonathan into battles with state governors who are members of the party. This is equally likely to make PDP lose more prominent members and state governors especially from the North defecting to the opposition mega party, All Progressives Congress, APC.

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