PDP writes INEC, withdraws from Enugu East Senatorial election

Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has withdrawn from the Enugu East Senatorial election scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 11th for anti-party activities.

In a memo to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, signed by Anicho Okoro, HoD, Cabinet Affairs on behalf of the National Secretary, the party stated that Nnamani has been expelled.

The party in the memo reminded INEC that ‘The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party at its 566th meeting of Friday February 10, 2023 in the exercise of the power conferred on it by Section 29(2)(b) of the Party’s Constitution (as amended in 2017) and acting on behalf of the National Executive Committee discussed the Report of the National Disciplinary Committee and approved the expulsion of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani from the Peoples Democratic Party with effect from February 10,2023'

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Also, Iyorchia Ayu, the party’s National Chairman in a separate letter to INEC, also notified the commission of its withdrawal of the former governor from the senatorial race.

The letter titled ‘NOTIFICATION OF EXPULSION OF SENATOR CHIMAROKE NNAMANI FROM THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY', reads in part: 'We write to notify you that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in exercise of its power under the

Party’s Constitution (as amended in 2017) has expelled Senator Chimaroke Nnamani as a member of the Party with effect from Friday, February 10,2023.

‘Following the expulsion, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani ceases to be a member of the Party and also losses his nomination and sponsorship as candidate of the Party for Enugu East Senatorial District in the forthcoming general elections.

‘The Party reiterates that it is not sponsoring any candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District in the 2023 General Elections'