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...For a better society... Wednesday, June 30 2004 Vol 17 No.119 News Editorial Politics Opinion Features The Arts Sports Education Business Money/Market Travels/Tourism Property/Environment Columnists Crisis in PDP USA deepens Achilleus Uchegbu Chairman and Secretary General United States of America (USA) chapter of ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Tex Wariboko and Dr. Stanley Onye have been suspended from office. Their suspension followed a motion for same moved by one Theophilus Olaokpu and seconded by Chuck Chuckuemeka, adopted at an emergency general meeting held Monday at New Jersey, after a vote of no confidence was passed on them in May, at Atlanta, Georgia. The action further compounds crisis, which has trailed the chapter since inception. Mr. Wariboko and Dr. Onye were accused of illegally creating more branches of the party in contravention of the party’s constitution. Already, the party has 14 branches in the USA. Moving the motion, Mr. Olaokpu said, "Whereas a vote of no confidence was raised on May 22, 2004 in Atlanta and seconded against the Chairman Tex Wariboko and General Secretary, Dr. Stanley Onye, and whereas this motion was re-read and re-affirmed in New Jersey on this day June 26, 2004, and whereas a committee will be set up to investigate the issues and allegations raised; a motion is hereby raised to suspend the Chairman Tex Wariboko as the Chairman and Dr. Stanley Onye as the General Secretary". Meanwhile, deputy Chairperson, Mrs. Felicia Mbanaja-Hadjesmaili becomes Acting Chairwoman, while Chief Eddy Nwosu will act as General Secretary pending conclusion of investigations. The meeting was however boycotted by Mr. Wariboko and Dr. Onye despite notification. Chapter Treasurer, Chief George Akunna, alleged the duo deliberately boycotted the meeting even as the Dr. Onye questioned its constitutionality. "The chairman and general secretary were duly informed of the meeting in accordance with the spirit and letter of the PDP Constitution. The general secretary was preoccupied with the constitutionality of the meeting when it was obvious that 65 percent of Chapter Executive Committee members were not satisfied with the direction of the party" he said. According to Publicity Secretary of the chapter, Sir Ike Ginigeme, "two-thirds of Central Working Committee (CWC) and Chapter Executive Committee (CEC) called the meeting to address a vote of no confidence moved against the Chairman, Mr. Wariboko and Dr. Onye for allegedly contravening party Constitution". However, Chairman of Dallas/Fort Worth branch, Mr. Victor Emuahkagbon, at the emergency meeting, restated the allegations. Following the suspensions, the meeting nullified all decisions taken at a meeting held at Atlanta on June 19, where creation of the offending branches was done. It also set up an investigative committee to look into the allegations adding that� if cleared, the suspension will be lifted. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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