Borno PDP Secretary Faces Suspension by Ward Executives

Aliyu Abubakar Aliyu, the secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno State, has been suspended by the Biu Local Government Area (LGA) Zarawuyaku Ward, his home ward.

Aliyu was charged by the ward executives with anti-party activity and noncompliance with important party rules.

The Zarawuyaku Ward Executive Council called an emergency meeting and declared Aliyu’s suspension. A proposal to pass a vote of no confidence against the state secretary was signed by 13 of the 17 executives at the meeting, which was presided over by Yunusa Mohammed, the Ward Chairman.

Aliyu was accused by the ward executives of failing to rally the party’s supporters in the general elections of 2023. According to their accusations, he skipped important political events intended to bolster the PDP in the ward and did not attend campaign rallies.

“After reviewing the February 25, 2023, presidential and national assembly elections, as well as the March 11, 2023, governorship and state house of assembly elections, we observed with utmost dismay that Aliyu Abubakar Aliyu, the PDP State Secretary, worked against the party’s success in Zarawuyaku Ward,” the ward leadership said in the statement.

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In addition, the executives claimed that Aliyu lacked a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) that was registered in Zarawuyaku Ward. Section 8, Subsection 9 of the PDP Constitution (2017, as amended) was allegedly breached. The party’s constitution also stipulates that Aliyu must pay a yearly party subscription fee, which they claimed he had not done.

“His anti-party activities, inability to mobilize voters, and failure to attend party rallies as mandated by Section 11, Subsections 1 and 2 of the PDP constitution are documented,” the statement continued.