An erstwhile Governor of Benue State,Sen.Gabriel Torwua Suswam risk being Suspended from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as he is summoned by the displinary committee of the party set up in the state over Anti-Party Affairs and gross misconduct.
In a statement written by the Suspended publicity secretary of the party,Hon.Bemgba Iortyom loyal to Ex-Governor Samuel Ortom;he stated that the invitation of Sen.Suswam has become necessary following the invasion of the state secretary by thugs said to loyal to the former Governor Suswam.
9News Nigeria gathered that,the former Senator representing Benue North East senatorial district has his camp while Ex-Gov Samuel Ortom too has his camp.
pandamonium broke out between the camps during the recent Ward congress of the party in the state,it was alledged that, after the congress two different list of officials were submitted to the National secretariat of the party.
In the process,the camp said to loyal to Suswam,Hon.John Ngbede was suspended as the party state chairman and replaced with his Deputy Hon.Isaac Mffo.In the same vain, Ngbede Suspended the acting chairman of the same day in the evening leaving their supporters in a confusing state.
Hon.Bemgba Iortyom also accused Ex-Governor Suswam as being the chief masterminder of all the recent happenings, division of funds in the PDP. According to the PDP spokesman PDP observes that in the particular case of Senator Suswam, weighty allegations have been mounting against him of acts inimical to the good health and interests of the party, including diversion of campaign funds during the 2023 elections, sponsoring of factions and thuggery within the party, sponsoring of publication of internal party disputes, sponsoring of court litigations against the party without recourse to the internal dispute resolution mechanisms of the party among several other things.
“He is also accused of being a spokesperson and errand runner to APC’s Governor Hyacinth Alia to the extent that even when the PDP Governorship Candidate, Engr. Titus Uba, was still in court challenging the outcome of the election, Suswam was going about drumming support for Governor at public functions, with specific reference made to his speech at the burial of late Akua Aper Aku.
“Such acts and many others which Senator Suswam and his cohorts are accused of constitute a violation of Section 58 of the Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (as Amended in 2017), and consequently, in line with provisions of the same Section of the PDP Constitution, he and the following are hereby summoned to appear before the State Working Committee of the party tomorrow, Thursday, 8th August, 2024 at the party’s State Secretariat on No. 1, Ochagwu Lawani Street, New GRA, Makurdi, by 10am:
- Rt. Hon. Terngu Tsegba
- Hon. Richard Gbande
- Rt. Hon. Terseer Tsumba
- Prof Nicholas Ada .
The Local Government chairmen of the party for the following local government areas are also summoned to appear before the State Working Committee on related charges on the same date, venue and time:
- Apa
- Gboko
- Gwer East
- Katsina-Ala
- Konshisha
- Logo
- Otukpo
- Ukum
- Tarka
“The party condemns in strong terms the invasion of the State Secretariat yesterday by thugs and hoodlums under the leadership of the suspended State Chairman, John Ngbede and the kangaroo meeting he held with some persons, even as he and those involved are strongly advised to desist from such acts forthwith or risk severe punitive action against them.
Similarly, PDP condemns the group which held a press conference somewhere in Makurdi today under the name “Concerned Benue PDP Stakeholders”, as the party emphasizes that it has no such group in its fold and those making hate speeches under the nonexistent nomenclature do so in violation of the party’s constitution and will be duly sanctioned should they continue to do so.
There are speculations from Several quarters that Gabriel Suswam might be Suspended from the People’s Democratic Party,by faction loyal to Ex-Gov Samuel Ortom.
