With only 12 days till the beginning of the general election campaigns in 2023, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has fired its presidential candidate Dumebi Kachikwu and seven other chieftains for suspected anti-party conduct.
The party’s National Working Committee (NWC), which was reviewing the report of a seven-man disciplinary panel established to look into the allegations of gross misconduct, anti-party activities, and gross constitutional violations leveled against the presidential candidate, who has been suspended since September 3, finally expelled him along with seven other candidates.
The party’s National Chairman, Mr. Ralphs Okey Nwosu, issued a statement in Abuja on Saturday that included the NWC’s decision.
The statement reads: “The seven-man Disciplinary Panel set up by the African Democratic Congress, ADC to look into the allegations of gross misconduct, antiparty activities and gross violations of the Party’s constitution amongst others leveled against Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu and others, sat on the 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th of September respectively and submitted its report formally to the leadership of the party on the 15th of September 2022.
“The panel found Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu and others guilty of the allegation leveled against them, subsequently in accordance with article 15 of the party’s constitution recommended that Mr.Dumebi Kachikwu and others be expelled from the party.
“The NWC met on the 16th of September 2022 to deliberate on the report and accepted the report of the Panel with modification.
“Consequently, the following individuals are hereby expelled from the Party: Dumebi Kachikwu, Kingsley Oggah, Bello Isiyaka, Kabiru Hussain, Kennedy Odion, Musa Hassan, Clement Ehiator and Alaka Godwin William.”
The party chairman further stated: “With this development, the party has taken strategic steps to clean its stable and determined to move into reckoning across the country. NWC urged all the candidates and members to focus on the 2023 general election, while rededicating themselves to the ideals of the party.”
The NWC praised the disciplinary panel’s members for their courage and devotion, praising the caliber of their work, and urged all of them to remain focused and continue serving as worthy representatives of ADC.
