Politics
What Expulsion From PDP Means For Nnamani And Fayose’s Disciples
The expulsion of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani and the son and allies of Mr Ayodele Fayose in Ekiti State from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will not remove their names from the ballot under the provisions of the amended Electoral Act.
GWG.ng had earlier reported the decision of the PDP National Working Committee, NWC to expel seven party members was reached at the end of the body’s 566th meeting in Abuja.
The seven expelled were flying the party’s ticket in several constituencies.
The party’s grievance with Nnamani was his campaign for his friend, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for president while the other six had various degrees of disloyalty to the incumbent national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.
Hon Chris Ogbu, the party’s candidate for Ideato South State Assembly seat in Imo State has been in battle against Ayu and is signatory to petitions against the national chairman.
However, GWG.ng reports that under the provisions of the Electoral Act, the expulsion of the seven would not affect their participation in the poll.
However, the consequence for them is that they will be denied the support of the PDP in the election. The party would not provide them with polling agents and party support in the election.
It is also possible that the party could mobilise to support rival party candidates in the election against the expelled PDP candidates.
However, indeed, for Nnamani and the others, the expulsion from the PDP could be inconsequential if they are strong enough in their constituencies and able to provide for themselves the support that the party would otherwise have provided.
But then the major headache Nnamani and others expelled may face would be that if they win and the election is challenged that the PDP would deny them in the tribunal, meaning that the election they fought so hard to win could be easily overturned on the basis of the fact that they need to be sponsored by a political party to contest and win an election.
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