National Working Committee (NWC) of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), has expelled a member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Peter Uzokwe, over alleged gross misconduct and anti-party activities.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nzokwe is representing Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency in the green chamber.
NAN also reports that the lawmaker’s expulsion, ratified by the NWC, was announced at a news briefing by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Me Egbeola Martins, after the committee’s meeting on Monday in Abuja.
Martins stated that Uzokwe’s actions violated section 36(7), Article (b, f & o) of the YPP Constitution, supported by petitions and video evidence of repeated misconducts.
He added that Uzokwe’s behaviour undermined the YPP’s unity and discipline, showing disregard for its core values and the trust placed in him by his constituents.
Martins also dismissed Uzokwe’s claim of being YPP’s leader, stressing that no such appointment had been made after the demise of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah.
He further condemned the lawmaker’s recent appearance at an APGA rally, where he was said to have declared that YPP lacked a candidate for the Anambra governorship election.
Martins described Uzokwe’s statement as misleading, irresponsible and “a sign of desperation from a man attempting to regain lost political relevance through deceitful public utterances.
“The NWC condemns his gross indiscipline and calls on party members and the general public to disregard his false statements in their entirety,” he said.
Speaking on Nigeria’s designation as a “country of particular concern,” the YPP spokesman said that the party had consistently warned against politicising terrorism, insurgency and banditry in the country.
He expressed concern that no single financier of terrorism had been convicted in spite of the UAE forwarding names of convicted Nigerian collaborators to the authorities.
Martins said it was worrisome that public officials had been debating the victims’ religions instead of uniting to fight terrorism and restore peace, justice and social cohesion.
He stated that if the U.S. designation of Nigeria as a country of public concern could compel the authorities to act decisively against terrorism sponsors, it could mark a long overdue step toward accountability.
Martins, however, emphasised that sustainable peace required justice, fairness and transparency for all victims of violence, regardless of their faiths, ethnicity or regions.
He, therefore, urged the Federal Government to prioritise justice, accountability and decisive intelligence operations to end terrorism and restore the sanctity of human life. (NAN)