Wabara fights back as PDP group expels party’s Abia chairman Amah

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Wabara fights back as PDP group expels party’s Abia chairman Amah

A group of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, known as Frontiers for Change and Progress, has announced the expulsion of Abia State PDP chairman, Abraham Amah, for alleged impersonation.

The group has also dismissed the suspension of PDP Board of Trustees, BoT Chairman Adolphus Wabara, by the Abia State PDP chairman, describing it as a “big joke.”

Announcing Amah’s expulsion in Umuahia on Tuesday, the national coordinator of the group and former Commissioner of the Abia State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, ASOPADEC, Emeka Yellow Ikpegbu, said Amah lacks the constitutional powers to suspend Senator Wabara from his position.

Ikpegbu, who claimed that Abia PDP currently has no state executive contrary to Amah’s claims, said a valid court injunction had stopped the state PDP congress that produced Amah.

“We heard this afternoon that one Amah Abraham, parading as Abia PDP Chairman, claimed he had suspended the BoT chairman of our great party, His Excellency, Senator Adolphus Wabara. He even claimed he had removed him as the BoT Chairman of the PDP.

A group of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, known as Frontiers for Change and Progress, has announced the expulsion of Abia State PDP chairman, Abraham Amah, for alleged impersonation.

The group has also dismissed the suspension of PDP Board of Trustees, BoT Chairman Adolphus Wabara, by the Abia State PDP chairman, describing it as a “big joke.”

Announcing Amah’s expulsion in Umuahia on Tuesday, the national coordinator of the group and former Commissioner of the Abia State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, ASOPADEC, Emeka Yellow Ikpegbu, said Amah lacks the constitutional powers to suspend Senator Wabara from his position.

Ikpegbu, who claimed that Abia PDP currently has no state executive contrary to Amah’s claims, said a valid court injunction had stopped the state PDP congress that produced Amah.

“We heard this afternoon that one Amah Abraham, parading as Abia PDP Chairman, claimed he had suspended the BoT chairman of our great party, His Excellency, Senator Adolphus Wabara. He even claimed he had removed him as the BoT Chairman of the PDP.

“But those of us who know Abraham Amah are not surprised. We know his antecedents. He claims to be PDP Chairman, but the truth remains that Abia PDP has no EXCO at the moment. There was a court injunction stopping the purported congress he claims produced him.”

Ikpegbu stated that only the National Working Committee has the power to suspend the BoT Chairman, adding that there must first be a petition from his ward, who would then invite him to appear. If he fails to do so, they would issue another invitation.

The group, which questioned why those engaging in anti-party activities in Abuja have not been suspended from the party , further stated that Wabara, as an elder statesman, committed no crime by expressing his personal opinion about the governance of Abia State.

Earlier on Tuesday, Abia State PDP chairman, Abraham Amah, announced the suspension of Senator Adolphus Wabara, citing alleged anti-party activities.