PDP: Expulsion of Wike, others didn’t follow due process — Ex-Rep member

A former member representing Jos South-East Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dachung Bagos, has said that the expulsion of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and 10 others by the Umar Damagum-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not follow due process.

Bagos made this statement on Monday in an interview on The Morning Brief, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST.

He said disciplinary moves taken without following the PDP constitution were like taking actions at a market square.

“They are supposed to have had a disciplinary committee before suspending or even expelling someone [with] just a voice vote,” he said.

Asked whether he thought the disciplinary action should have been taken a long time ago, the former lawmaker said, “The most important thing is: Was due process followed?

“For me, that’s where I stand. Even if it were now or it was late, a lot of things, if you want to make your house clear and clean, you need to do some house cleaning.

“So if the house cleaning wasn’t done on time or if due process wasn’t followed to do the house cleaning, then what you see at the end of the day is what will happen.”

Bagos also said that with the crisis in the party, he does not see light at the end of the tunnel.

“We shouldn’t be political with the truth. For me, I’ve always told my people, I’ve always stood for the truth. So for now, as it is, I don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.