The aggrieved members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State on Monday protested against alleged plans by the national secretariat to reinstate the sacked state Chairman of the party, Venatius Ikem.
Penpushing reports that protesters from wards and local government chapters stormed the party secretariat in Calabar with various placards with inscriptions such as “Ikem must go”, “All wards and local government chapters reject Vena”, “The decision of Cross River State Working Committee is the best for the party”, among others.
The protesters led by Bassey Asuquo, who is the Calabar Municipality chairman of the party, Bassey said Ikem’s removal was the best thing to have happened to the party in recent times, lamenting that Ikem, as the party chairman, stagnated the growth of the party in Cross River State
“We are here because of the going on in the party. We, the chapter leadership across the state, are in support of anything, including the removal of anyone, that will make the party grow. The national secretariat should let Ikem go for the good of the party in Cross River. If Ikem is not removed, we will leave the party for him,” he said.
Penpushing further reports that the Deputy Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Dennis Ikiri, who received the protesters, assured them that the right thing would be done to grow the party.
The State Working Committee of the party it would be recalled, had two weeks ago removed Ikem over allegations of financial misappropriation, high-handedness and ineptitude, just as the party spokesperson
Penpushing also reports that the embattled Ikem while reacting to the development described his removal as unconstitutional and threatened legal action.
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