Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters have called for sanctions against Chief Dan Orbih, the party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), due to purported anti-party conduct.
The call was made by a group acting through the Edo State PDP Youth League (EPYL).
They implored the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to call the party chairman right away and attempt to punish him for undermining PDP’s chances of winning the next Edo State gubernatorial election.
Speaking on behalf of other group members in Abuja on Monday, the organisation’s secretary general, Abuókhae Shadrack Omoruyi, detailed Chief Orbih’s jubilation over the egregious misreading of an Abuja Federal Court decision regarding the status of PDP standard bearer Dr. Asue Ighodalo.
Omoruyi said, “Such an action by the National Vice Chairman (South South) as captured in a viral video is a gross anti-party activity in total defiance to the Constitution of the PDP, his oath of office as a national officer of the Party and the sensibilities of the entire members of the Party and particularly the youths of Edo State.
“Chief Dan Orbih has also been seen publicly campaigning against our Party and candidate in total defilement of the demand of his office as nation officer of Party in charge of the South South.
“Chief Dan Orbih’s action amounts to a reckless violation of Section 58 (1) (a) (b) (f) and (j) of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017). He has clearly and publicly demonstrated that he not working in the interest of our Party and as such cannot in good conscience continue to hold office as National Vice Chairman (South-South).
“The Edo State PDP Youth League therefore demands that the Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum-led National Working Committee preserve the integrity of the Party by immediately summoning Chief Dan Orbih, to face the National Disciplinary Committee pursuant to the express provision of Section 57 (1) and (3) of the PDP Constitution for this very weighty issue.”
