Seven Man Panel Raised By PDP To Probe Amaechi

The PDP have raised a seven man panel to probe suspended Rivers State State Governor Rotimi Amaechi

According to the National Pub;licity Secretary of the Party Olisah Metuh, Amaechi’s suspension would remain until Gadzama panel  submitted its report.

Members of the panel included the National Legal Adviser of the party, Mr Gadzama (SAN,Chiarman) Mr. Victor Kwon; Inalegwu Onche, Friday Nwosu, Udorji Amedu and Ola Kukuyi.

Others are Wakil Mohammed, Yusuf Jangwe, Bola Doherty, Tanimu Adamson and Anicho Okoro.

No time limit was given to the committee to submit its report.

Metuh said that at the end of the investigation, the governor would be re-admitted into the party.

“If at the end of the day, the panel clears him, the party’s constitution had been tried, tested and is working. We have not come to say he is wrong or he should be destroyed,” Metuh said.

But Amaechi faulted his suspension, saying he had nothing to do with the suspension of Obio/Akpor Local Government chairman over which he was being suspended.

He pointed out that the NWC of the PDP met around 7am on Monday and took a decision to suspend him for allegedly failing to rescind the decision of the State House of Assembly on the suspension of the council chairman.

Amaechi said, “Who has power to suspend Obio/Akpor council? The governor did not suspend Obio/Akpor council, I hope you know. My power is to dissolve and remit it to the House of Assembly, but I have not done that yet. What the Assembly has said is ‘we are investigating corruption’. Then the party says we should not investigate corruption. Is that fair?”