2023: Chimaroke Nnamani Sues PDP, Ayu Over Expulsion, Reiterates Support For Tinubu

By Akinwale Kasali

Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has sued the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the National Chairman of the Party, Iyorchia Ayu, for taking a disciplinary action against him from the Party over allegations of anti party activities.

The PDP took disciplinary action against the Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District following his public support for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Nnamani filed the suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja on February 7, 2023, few days before his expulsion from the party.

The former governor of Enugu State said his support for the APC candidate was because he could not support a Northerner to become President after the eight-year tenure of the current President Muhammadu Buhari.

On February 10, 2023 the PDP expelled Nnamani alongside some other key party members for anti-party activities.

In the Suit filed by Nnamani, those listed as defendants in his suit are the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the National Chairman of the PDP, Ayu, Samuel Anyanwu on behalf of the National Working Committee members of the PDP.

Nnamani asked the court to determine whether it was proper for the party to take disciplinary actions against him without giving him fair hearing.

In a statement on Tuesday, Nnamani hailed Tinubu for improving the health sector significantly in Lagos State, when he was governor between 1999 and 2007.

He said, “It is to Tinubu’s credit that HIV/AIDS prevalence in Lagos State decreased from 6.7 per cent to 3.5per cent between 1999 and 2007 while more than 2,000 women received prevention of mother to child transmission in 10 PMTCT centres set up to prevent the disease.”

Nnamani said Tinubu’s performance in Lagos made him the best candidate to lead Nigeria at a time like this.