minority house leadership controversy which led to a fight and near mace snatching days ago, has taken another twist as the PDP has suspended Ndudi Elumelu, the factional minority leader of the House of Representatives as announced House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.

The PDP in a statement released on Friday its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, also suspended Wole Oke, Lynda Ikpeazu, Anayo Edwin, Gideon Gwadi, ToOkechukwu and Adekoya Abdul-Majid who were nominated as minority leaders the speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, against the choices sent in the party.

“The Party noted the roles played the underlisted members which resulted in the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, reading another list for Minority Leadership of the House other than the list submitted to him our party, the PDP,” the statement read.

“After preliminary examination the NWC, it was evident that the roles played the above mentioned members, bordered on indiscipline, insubordination and disobedience of party directives contrary to Section 58 (1)(b)(c)(f)(h) of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017), which provides that:”

“Subject to the provision of this Constitution, the Party shall have power to discipline any member who says or does anything likely to bring the party into disrepute, hatred or contempt; disobeys or neglects to carry out lawful directives of the party or any organ or officer of the party; engages in anti-party activities; or engages in any conduct likely to cause disaffection among members of the party or is likely to disrupt the peaceful, lawful and efficient conduct of the business of the party”.

“Consequent upon this, the above mentioned members of our party are heresuspended for one month and this matter is herereferred to the National Disciplinary Committee of our party, in keeping with Section 57(3) of the PDP Constitution.”

Before the controversial nomination and subsequent confirmation, the PDP had nominated Chukwuka Onyema as Deputy Minority Leader, Yakubu Barde as Minority Whip and Muraina Ajibola as Deputy Minority Whip.