The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, Abia State chapter, Abraham Amah and his Imo State counterpart, Austine Nwachukwu have rejected their reported suspension from the celebration, describing it as unlawful and an try and silence the South East.
This was contained in an open letter they collectively wrote to the Nationwide Working Committee, NWC, of the PDP, dated October 15, 2025.
The PDP Chairmen had been suspended by the Discussion board of State Get together Chairmen for allegedly participating in anti-party actions and for trying to sabotage the upcoming Nationwide conference of the celebration.
However within the joint letter written by Abia and Imo State PDP Chairmen, Abraham Amah and Austine Nwachukwu of Imo State, they mentioned their reported suspension was a plot to politically emasculate and disenfranchise the South East forward of the forthcoming Nationwide Conference.
“It’s now apparent that there’s a deliberate agenda to intimidate and suppress voices from our area by focusing on professional celebration leaders who insist on justice and equity.
“Let it’s recognized: the South East is just not a conquered territory throughout the PDP. Any try and undermine the political relevance of the South East will probably be strongly resisted utilizing authorized, constitutional, and legit political means. We’re PDP, not political slaves”, Amah and Nwachukwu mentioned.
They referred to as on the NWC of the PDP to disown and nullify the communique issued by what they referred to as unlawful Discussion board and to warn these utilizing the celebration’s title to pursue personal political agenda.
The 2 chairmen additionally demanded that the political inclusion of the South East ought to be assured forward of the Nationwide conference.
Amah and Nwachukwu mentioned they’d take authorized motion towards those that issued the communique for alleged defamation and contempt of courtroom.