The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lifted the suspensions of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose and former Senate President Pius Anyim.
Ibrahim Shema, Dennis Ityavyar, and Aslam Aliyu are among the other party leaders whose suspensions have been lifted.
Debo Ologunagba, the PDP‘s National Publicity Secretary, said in a statement on Thursday that the party’s National Working Committee reversed the referral of Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom to the National Disciplinary Committee.
The PDP, Nigeria’s main opposition party, suspended the party’s stalwarts a week ago for “anti-party activities,” even as the party continues to grapple with a slew of internal issues that led to the suspension and subsequent replacement of Iyorchia Ayu as national chairman with Umar Damagum.
However, the PDP NWC met on Thursday and “extensively discussed” recent developments in the party, according to the party’s spokesman, Ologunagba.
He said, “The NWC recognised the imperativeness of a total reconciliation among party leaders and critical stakeholders for a more cohesive party in the overall interest of our teeming members and Nigerians in general.
“Consequent upon the above, the NWC reverses the referral of the Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Dr. Samuel Ortom to the National Disciplinary Committee.
“The NWC in the same vein reverses the suspension of the following underlisted members of our great Party: H.E Ibrahim Shema (Katsina State), Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti State), Sen. Pius Anyim (Ebonyi State), Prof. Dennis Ityavyar (Benue State), and Dr. Aslam Aliyu (Zamfara State).
“This decision is without prejudice to the powers of the NWC to take necessary disciplinary action against any member of the Party at any time pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017).
The NWC charges all leaders, critical stakeholders and teeming members of our Party across the country to be guided by the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017) as well as the new spirit and necessity of reconciliation, unity and harmony in our Party at this critical time.”
