PDP suspends Nwoye’s campaign director

The crisis within the Anambra State Peoples Democratic Party over the inconclusive governorship election in the state has led to the suspension of the Director General of the Tony Nwoye Campaign Organisation, Mr. Osita Ezenwa, and another member of the organisation, Mr. Kenneth Arinze, from the party.

The news of the suspension of the two bigwigs was broken to reporters in Awka on Wednesday by the State Chairman of the party, Mr. Ken Emeakayi, who said they were suspended for anti-party activities and a breach of the constitution of the party.

He said the state executive committee of the party, which met on Wednesday, had ratified the suspensions and that their cases would be referred to a disciplinary committee of the party.

But Ezenwa said he would not waste his time responding to his purported suspension.

He said, “He (Emeakayi) had long been expelled from public life, not just from partisan politics. With that kind of character, let us put my character to public test with his and let the people decide who they will go for.”

Tony Nwoye is the candidate for the PDP in the governorship election and has insisted that the election be cancelled for a fresh one.

This is against the position of the PDP, which commended the conduct of the election and had called on its members to participate in the supplementary election taking place on Saturday.

Emeakayi specifically accused Ezenwa and Arinze of insulting the leader of the party in the state, Chief Olisa Metuh, who is the National Publicity Secretary of the party.