FCT Minister Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti and eight others have been sent packing by the Umar Damagun-led Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) over alleged anti-party activities.
The National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Bature, Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, Mohammed Abdulrahman, Mao Ohuabunwa, Austin Nwachukwu, George Turner, Abraham Amali and Dan Orbi were also expelled.
Also, the party has dissolved the executives of the party in Rivers, Abia, Imo, Plateau and Enugu States.
The motions to this effect were, according to The Nation, moved by member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) Chief Bode George and Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde at the ongoing PDP Elective National Convention in Ibadan.
While George moved for the sack of the party chieftains, Makinde moved for the dissolution of the affected state excos.
They said the expulsion and dissolution order are in accordance with the Section 33 sub section 2 of the 2017 Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)