Former Governor of Benue State Senator Gabriel Suswam, alongside Terngu Tsegba, Richard Gbande, Terseer Tsumba and Professor Nicholas Ada, have been suspended from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Basically, these politicians were suspended from the party over insubordination.
The party also suspended the chairmen of the party for Apa, Gboko, Gwer-East, Katsina-Ala, Konshisha, Logo, Otukpo and Ukum local government areas.
A statement was issued by the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Bemgba Iortyom.
In the statement, Iortyom disclosed that the suspended persons were summoned to appear before the State Working Committee (SWC) on Thursday by 10 a.m. on charges of gross misconduct and anti-party activities.
Iortyom said the summon aimed to interact with the invited persons at a preliminary level and possibly avoid the need to take disciplinary action.
The statement added: “But rather than reciprocate the conciliatory gesture extended to them.
They chose the path of intransigence and insubordination by refusing to appear before the SWC as required.
Some of them took to the public space to pour scorn on the party’s constituted authority.”
“Their unfortunate conduct contravenes Section 58 of the Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (as Amended in 2017).
Accordingly, they have been suspended from the party for a period of one (1) month, and are hereby directed to appear before the Disciplinary Committee of the party at a date, venue and time to be communicated to them by the committee.”
