{"id":108642,"date":"2023-10-15T07:20:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T06:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=108642"},"modified":"2023-10-15T07:20:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T06:20:50","slug":"its-unconstitutional-pdp-bot-calls-for-resignation-of-imo-guber-candidate-as-national-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/its-unconstitutional-pdp-bot-calls-for-resignation-of-imo-guber-candidate-as-national-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s unconstitutional\u2019 \u2014 PDP BoT calls for resignation of Imo guber candidate as national secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1779765076734617237\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the resignation of Samuel Anyanwu as the party\u2019s national secretary.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAnyanwu is the PDP governorship candidate for the November 11 election in Imo state.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Anyanwu was elected as the party\u2019s governorship candidate in Imo after he scored 802 votes in the primary election.<\/p>\n<p>After his election as the PDP candidate, some members of the party called for the resignation of Anyanwu as the national secretary.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nOn Friday, the national leadership of PDP in a statement said Anyanwu remains the party\u2019s national secretary and governorship candidate in Imo.<\/p>\n<p>The party dismissed the claim that it had removed Anyanwu from the national working committee (NWC).<\/p>\n<p>However, in a letter dated October 12 and addressed to Iliya Damagun, acting PDP national chairman, the\u00a0 BoT said it is against the provisions of the party\u2019s constitution for Anyanwu to occupy two positions.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was signed by Adolphus Wabara, acting BoT chairman.<\/p>\n<p>The BoT said Anyanwu should have resigned his position as the national secretary after he was elected as governorship candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNonetheless, the BOT, as the conscience of the party, has the constitutional authority to call to order any member of the party acting in a way contrary to the guiding principles of our party and this is one of them,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is therefore against the background of the above that the Board wishes to put it on record and state categorically that the NWC should do the right thing by ensuring that the Imo state gubernatorial candidate resigns from office immediately and focus on the election which is less than 30 days away.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the resignation of Samuel Anyanwu as the party\u2019s national secretary. 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