PDP Suspends Sokoto State Governor

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  at its 338th meeting held on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, extensively discussed the state of the Party across the nation and its members as well as the repeated breaches and disregard to the Party’s Constitution by the Executive Governor of Sokoto State,  Dr. AliyuWamakko. 

The NWC notes that on several occasions, Governor Wamakko had ignored invitations and lawful directives of the NWC in this regard and has continued to show complete apathy to the affairs of the party and contempt to an organ of the Party.
In a press statement Signed by the National Publicity Secretary Chief Olisa Metuh, who explained that upon the refusal of the Governor to honour yet another invitation by the NWC to appear before it today, Wednesday, June 5, 2013 without any reason, the Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 57 (3), 57 (7), 58. 1(c ),(h), (f) and 59 (1),(2),suspends the Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko as a member of the party and refers the matter to the
appropriate disciplinary committee of the Party.
It added read that this is in furtherance of the determination of the leadership of the
Party to enforce discipline at all levels within the Party.