Female
Presidential aspirant, Eunice Atuejide has been suspended by the National
Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Interest Party (NIP).
The NEC of
the National Interest Party suspended its national chairman, Mrs. Eunice
Atuejide and the party’s National Secretary, Audu Israel over allegations
bordering on forgery, misappropriation of party funds without requisite
approval, falsification of documents, criminal breach of trust, conversion and
criminal conspiracy, anti-party activities and usurpation of power.
In a
communique issued and signed by the party’s National Legal Adviser, Sanni
Abass, at an emergency meeting held in Abuja on 12th of August, 2018, the party
said;
“After a
unanimous decision taken by 2/3 of the National Executive Committee members,
the party is alleging, amongst other gross misconducts; forgery,
misappropriation of party funds without requisite approval, falsification of
documents, criminal breach of trust, conversion and criminal conspiracy,
anti-party activities and usurpation of power against the person of the
chairman and National Secretary, all these are not in tandem with the spirit of
the doctrine of the party.”
“It will
also interest the public to know that, Mrs. Eunice Atuejide has been
autocratically ruling the party by magnanimously appointed herself as the
National Chairman, National Leader, Chief Whip and above all, the party’s
Presidential Aspirant without the approval of the party’s NEC.”
“This
suspension is in line with the extant provision of the constitution of the
party which stipulates that a member of the party may be suspended by the
National Executive Committee and the committee may decide what disciplinary
measures to place on a member of the party.
“It was
resolved at the meeting that Mrs. Atuejide and National Secretary remain
suspended pending the conclusion of the on-going investigations by the party’s
national executive committee and the Independent National Electoral
Commission-INEC.”
Meanwhile, a
strong worded petition has been forwarded to the Independent National Electoral
Commission. INEC on the suspension notice and also relevant anti-graft agencies
for further investigations on the alleged fraudulent practices of the party
chieftains.
