Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has described the Peoples Democratic Party as lawless for insisting that its former National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, remains suspended.
Amaechi said the refusal by the PDP to allow the reinstatement of Oyinlola an ordered by an Appeal Court judgement was tantamount to circumvention of judicial process.
He said the suspension of Oyinlola and the National Chairman of the PDP splinter group, Kawu Baraje, among others, will foreclose reconciliation within the party.
The governor said the suspension was a deliberate ploy to circumvent the judgement of the Court of Appeal.
He argued that the suspension of Oyinlola and others was unnecessary since the Court of Appeal had recognised him (Oyinlola) as the National Secretary of the PDP.
The governor, who spoke through his Chief of Staff, Chief Tony Okocha, expressed optimism that the judiciary would uphold justice in the party.
He said, “The suspension is a deliberate ploy to circumvent the Court of Appeal judgement, which recognised Oyinlola as the National Secretary of PDP.
“This is typical of PDP. Hope that the judiciary has an antidote to this affront on the court. What the PDP is doing is to foreclose the possibility of any reconciliation.
“The PDP is portraying itself as lawless. If the people know your style and you continue in that style without changing, it then becomes unfortunate. We envisaged that the PDP would come to this and it did.
Amaechi, however, urged Oyinlola and other suspended members to be resolute, imploring them not to worry about the recent development.
The governor added that Nigerians and even the judiciary were watching the PDP and its lack of regard for the rule of law.
“My advice to Prince Oyinlola and others is that they should remain resolute and not be worried about the suspension. The truth is that Nigerians and even the judiciary are watching the party’s disregard for the rule of law,” he stressed.
Source: PUNCH
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