The Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) has expelled the Home of Representatives member from Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and Spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Events (CUPP), Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere.
PDP expelled Ugochinyere over gross indiscipline, insubordination, and anti-party actions.
His expulsion was contained in a letter from the Ideato LGA chapter of PDP, dated December 5, 2024, and signed by the LGA Chairman, Hon. ThankGod Okeke, and the Secretary, Onyebuchi Umeh.
The letter was addressed to the state chairman of the social gathering.
The expulsion adopted the report of the social gathering’s disciplinary committee, dated November 27, 2024, which investigated misconduct fees towards Ugochinyere consistent with Part 57 (1-4) of the PDP structure 2017, as amended.
The lawmaker had been suspended at his Umuopia/Umukegwu ward on October 14, 2024, after failing to honor an invite to seem earlier than the ward Govt Committee on October 5, 2024, to reply allegations of disciplinary offenses, and ignoring reminders and additional invites despatched to him on October 7, 2024.
The letter partly learn: “Upon receipt of the report, the LGA Govt Committee of Ideato North met on December 5, 2024, and unanimously adopted the report of the disciplinary committee.
“In gentle of this, Hon. Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwonu is hereby expelled from the social gathering (PDP) with instant impact, and he ceases to be a member of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering in Umuopia/Umukegwu ward of Ideato North LGA.”
PDP discovered Ugochinyere responsible of deliberate failure to attend conferences and take part in actions of the social gathering for a very long time, in breach of Part 58 (1)(e) of the PDP structure 2017, as amended.
He was mentioned to have engaged in unauthorized publicity of disputes inside the social gathering, which contravenes Part 58(1)(i) of the social gathering’s structure. Moreover, he fashioned parallel govt and organs of the social gathering in his ward, on the LGA, and on the nationwide ranges, which additionally breaches the social gathering’s structure.
The lawmaker was discovered responsible of persistently making derogatory and provocative public statements towards the social gathering and a few of its nationwide leaders, an motion that introduced the social gathering to public ridicule.