Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the lawmaker representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), has been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due to gross indiscipline, insubordination, and anti-party activities.
A statement from the Imo PDP Publicity Secretary, Lancelot Obiak, confirmed the expulsion on Friday, following a decision by the PDP executive in Ideato LGA.
The expulsion letter, dated December 5, 2024, was signed by the LGA Chairman, ThankGod Okeke, and the Secretary, Onyebuchi Umeh.
According to the statement, the expulsion was based on a report from the party’s disciplinary committee, which had investigated allegations of misconduct against Ugochinyere.
The investigation, which adhered to Section 57 (1-4) of the PDP constitution (2017 as amended), found that the lawmaker had violated multiple party rules.
Ugochinyere had been suspended by his Umuopia/Umukegwu ward on October 14, 2024, after he failed to attend a meeting called by the ward Executive Committee on October 5, 2024, despite multiple reminders.
The report from the disciplinary committee, which was submitted to the Ideato LGA Executive Committee, highlighted several violations by Ugochinyere.
These included failing to attend party meetings, engaging in unauthorized publicity of internal disputes, and establishing parallel party structures at the ward, LGA, and national levels.
The report also condemned his derogatory and provocative public statements, which the committee found had brought the party into disrepute.
The LGA Executive Committee, meeting on December 5, 2024, unanimously adopted the disciplinary report, leading to Ugochinyere’s expulsion from the PDP, effective immediately.
Ugochinyere’s reaction to the expulsion could not be obtained as at the time of this report.
