The state working committee of Zamfara State’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the state’s party Chairman, Retired Colonel Bala Mande over anti-party activities among others.
The suspension was announced in a statement by the state’s party publicity secretary, Abba Bello.
The statement said, “This becomes necessary owing to the fact that the State Chairman has been conducting the affairs of the party without the involvement of the State Working committee, selling secret to higher bidder for gratifications.
“His actions were in clear violation of the various sections of the PDP constitution.
“This has become necessary to forestall the abuse of power and the derailment of the rules governing the running of the party by Col Mande (retd.).
“The suspension is for a period of one month, this is expedient to allow the Working Committee to constitute a panel of inquiry into the allegation.
“Considering the foregoing, the Vice-Chairman, Kaura Namoda zone, Mallam Ali Namoda, will oversee the activities of the party for the period of his suspension.”
Bello further said the state working committee had inaugurated a panel of inquiry to investigate this allegation. The members of the panel include Ahmed Sani, Kaura Chairman; Bala Zurmi, Member; Sanin Baba, member; Abdulhadi Ahmed, member; Suwaiba Bako, Member; Abul Mustapha, member; and Ibrahim Jibril, who was to serve as Secretary.
