FORMER Senate President, Pius Anyim has expressed disappointment at the decision by the Peoples Democratic Party – PDP, to suspend him.
Anyim and other prominent leaders, including former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose; Prof Dennis Ityavyar, and Aslam Aliyu, were suspended for alleged anti-party activities by the PDP National Working Committee – NWC.
Apparently disgruntled, Anyim, in a statement on Friday, defended his support for the All Progressives Congress – APC, governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Franis Nwifuru.
“It is difficult to explain why the NWC is in a hurry to suspend leaders of the party without recourse to fair hearing, without which their action is null and void,” he said.
“The NWC may wish to know that I am proud to have supported the APC Gubernatorial candidate in Ebonyi State to win the election because that conforms to the equitable formula in Ebonyi State.”
Anyim said that the Iyorchia Ayu-led NWC imposed a candidate from the sitting governor’s zone, contrary to the zoning formula of the state.
“On the day the party’s presidential rally was held in Ebonyi State, I told Dr. Ayu that I was boycotting the rally because I cannot support the candidate they imposed on Ebonyi State.
“Dr. Ayu did nothing. He did not care even if I did not attend the Ebonyi rally.”
