PDP Expels Ikenga Ugochinyere Over Gross Indiscipline, Anti-Party Activities
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and Spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), with immediate effect. The expulsion, conveyed in a letter dated December 5, 2024, signed by the Ideato LGA Chairman, Hon. ThankGod Okeke, and the Secretary, Onyebuchi Umeh, was addressed to the State Chairman.
The expulsion followed the report of the party’s disciplinary committee, dated November 27, 2024, which investigated misconduct charges against Ugochinyere in line with Section 57 (1-4) of the PDP Constitution 2017 as amended. The lawmaker had been suspended at his Umuopia/Umukegwu ward on October 14, 2024, after failing to honour an invitation to appear before the ward Executive Committee on October 5, 2024, to address allegations of disciplinary offences.
The party found Ugochinyere guilty of:
– Deliberate Failure to Attend Meetings: Breach of Section 58 (1)e) of the PDP constitution 2017 as amended.
– Unauthorized Publicity of Disputes: Contravenes section 58(1)i of the party’s constitution.
– Formation of Parallel Executives: Breaches the party’s constitution.
– Derogatory Public Statements: Caused the party to become a subject of public ridicule.
Ugochinyere’s expulsion was unanimously adopted by the Ideato North LGA Executive Committee on December 5, 2024, effectively disqualifying him from being a member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Umuopia/Umukegwu ward of Ideato North LGA.
