The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissociated itself from the alleged letter of suspension issued to Pastor Umo Eno, a candidate for governor of Akwa Ibom.
Eno is still the party’s candidate for the March election, according to a statement sent by Mr. Debo Ologunagba, the national publicity secretary, in Abuja.
“The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has been drawn to a fake letter purported to have been signed by Ologunagba and mischievously claiming that our governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Eno, has been suspended from the party.
“PDP states in clear terms that Eno remains the governorship candidate of the party in Akwa Ibom State for the 2023 general election.
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“He is not suspended from the party; NWC has no contemplation in that regard and there are no issues whatsoever to warrant such,” he said.
In contrast to what the bogus letter purports, according to Ologunagba, the NWC never called an emergency meeting to discuss any Eno-related issues.
He continued by saying that he never wrote Eno a letter about anything at all.
“Moreover, there is no issue of violation of rules around our governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State either at the ward, state or national level to warrant any meeting of the NWC or any organ of our party at any level on him in that regard.
“The PDP therefore in very strong terms condemns the said fake letter, which is the handiwork of enemies of our party, whose aim is to cause disaffection and disunity in our party in Akwa Ibom State,” Ologunagba said.
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He advised Nigerians, especially the party’s numerous members and supporters in Akwa Ibom to ignore the phony letter because Eno was never expelled from the PDP.
He declared that the NWC of the party has started an inquiry into the letter’s authors.
He said that in compliance with the law and the PDP constitution, the NWC would take stern, legal, and punitive actions against any person discovered to be responsible.
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