Tukur has been dismissed from PDP -New PDP

BY: OYEDOTUN QUDUS

The New Peoples Peoples Democratic Party has called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur on the grounds that he has been dismissed from the party.

The faction of the ruling party, which is being led by a former Acting National  Chairman of the party, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, said that Tukur was dismissed from the party in 2006.

It said that since then, there was no record to show that the former Governor of old Gongola State had been recalled or granted waiver by the party’s leadership.

Tukur has however frowned at the accusation, saying it is one of the pranks of the aggrieved group to get him out of office.

He said none of those making the allegation is in possession of any document to show that he was actually excommunicated by the party.

But the New PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze in Abuja on Sunday, insisted that Tukur and nine other members of the party were expelled from the party 13 years ago for anti-party activities.