The People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Otolo Ward 1, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has expelled its top stakeholder, Prince (Hon.) Samben Nwosu.
Nwosu, a former Federal Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission (PCC); and front line senatorial aspirant for the forthcoming Anambra South senatorial by-election, was suspended over allegations bothering on fraud and anti party activities.
The letter with the caption: "Letter Of Expulsion From Our Great Party, PDP," dated January 17, 2025; signed by PDP chairman and secretary in the ward, was made available to newsmen in Nnewi.
Part of the letter reads, "You were served suspension letter by our great party, and you were invited to appear before the disciplinary committee set up by the party to hear the gravieous allegations against you in line with our party's constitution. You were to appear before the said committee on 13th January, 2025, as indicated on the letter dated 30th December, 2024.
"Unfortunately and unimaginably, you opted to write a letter of resignation dated 6th January, 2025, purporting to have resigned your membership of the party. It is not surprising that you choose that path, knowing that your membership of our great party has been an avenue you use to enrich yourself at the expense of the party and its members.
"It is a general knowledge that your policy at the party has been what you can extract from the party and its members to your personal benefit. Your stock in trade has been to promote disaffection among the members to the determent of the party.
"In any case, the party, at this stage, has no other option than to do the needful, since you have refused, neglected and or failled to defend yourself against gravieous allegations of fraud, anti party activities, and behaviours endangering unity in the party. These can no longer be tolerated.
"In line with the provision of Section (1) (g) of the Constitution of our great party, you are hereby, expelled from the party with immediate effect."
PDP further requested Nwosu to handover any property of the party in his possession to the ward chairman or secretary without delay.
Prince Nwosu had, in his resignation letter dated 6th January, 2025, addressed to the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Otolo Ward 1, Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State, made available to newsmen in Nnewi, cited unfair treatment and orchestrated embarrassments by some "political merchants within the party," as major factor necessitating his exit from PDP. He said the most popular of such embarrassments was the pseudo signing of a suspension letter by "an unknown organ of the party," without due process or proper notification to himself.