Sheriff rejects re-admission of Anenih as BoT member
Mon Aug 01, 2016 02:00:pm Politics
3K By sosa hills
The crisis of leadership in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another twist yesterday as the embattled National Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, carpeted the party former Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih.
Sheriff told Anenih that his readmission into the party BoT is not automatic, saying that he should reapply for membership, as the case against him bordering on anti-party activities have not been addressed.
It could be recalled that the last National Working Committee (NWC) had accused Anenih of anti-party activities during the 2015 elections.
The former NWC had accused him of anti-party activities in Imo State during the last presidential and state elections and in a letter dated May 19, 2015, signed by then PDP National Secretary, Prof Wale Oladipo, requested him to appear before it, a summon which he shunned before he voluntarily relinquished the BoT chairmanship position.
However, the current leadership of the party led by Ahmed Makarfi had two week ago cleared Chief Anenih of the allegations, informing him of the party's withdrawal of the summon notice.
Reacting to this development yesterday, Sheriff in a statement by one his stakeholders, Hon Bernard Mikko, pointed out that following his non-response to his query, his resignation remains valid.
He said: "The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been drawn to the status of Chief Tony Anenin as a member of Board of Trustees (BoT) of the PDP.
"Party members and loyalists will recall that the National Working Committee (NWC) issued a query to Chief Tony Anenih in April 2015 as part of disciplinary procedures for his anti party activities in Imo State during the 2015 General Elections in line with Article 57(4) of the PDP Constitution 2012 (as amended).
Chief Anenih did not respond to the query but chose to tender a letter of resignation as BoT member. Up till date, the query remains unanswered and his resignation remains valid.
Sheriff told Anenih that his readmission into the party BoT is not automatic, saying that he should reapply for membership, as the case against him bordering on anti-party activities have not been addressed.
It could be recalled that the last National Working Committee (NWC) had accused Anenih of anti-party activities during the 2015 elections.
The former NWC had accused him of anti-party activities in Imo State during the last presidential and state elections and in a letter dated May 19, 2015, signed by then PDP National Secretary, Prof Wale Oladipo, requested him to appear before it, a summon which he shunned before he voluntarily relinquished the BoT chairmanship position.
However, the current leadership of the party led by Ahmed Makarfi had two week ago cleared Chief Anenih of the allegations, informing him of the party's withdrawal of the summon notice.
Reacting to this development yesterday, Sheriff in a statement by one his stakeholders, Hon Bernard Mikko, pointed out that following his non-response to his query, his resignation remains valid.
He said: "The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been drawn to the status of Chief Tony Anenin as a member of Board of Trustees (BoT) of the PDP.
"Party members and loyalists will recall that the National Working Committee (NWC) issued a query to Chief Tony Anenih in April 2015 as part of disciplinary procedures for his anti party activities in Imo State during the 2015 General Elections in line with Article 57(4) of the PDP Constitution 2012 (as amended).
Chief Anenih did not respond to the query but chose to tender a letter of resignation as BoT member. Up till date, the query remains unanswered and his resignation remains valid.
Related News
Leave a comment...