Eunice Atuejide
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.