Chimaroke Nnamani, former Enugu State Governor has sued the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, alongside the National Chairman of the Party, Iyorchia Ayu, for unjustly suspending him over allegations of anti party activities.

The PDP took disciplinary action against the Lawmaker representing Enugu East Senatorial District at the Senate following his dilly dallying with the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He openly pledged his support for the APC Presidential Candidate leading to his suspension by the leadership of the PDP.

Nnamani filed the suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja on February 7, 2023, few days before his expulsion from the party.

The former governor of Enugu State said his support for the APC candidate was because he could not support a northerner to become President after the eight-year tenure of the current President Muhammadu Buhari.

On February 10, 2023 the PDP expelled Nnamani alongside some other key party members for anti-party activities.

In the Suit filed by Nnamani, those listed as defendants in his suit are the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the National Chairman of the PDP, Ayu, Samuel Anyanwu on behalf of the National Working Committee members of the PDP.

In the suit, Nnamani asked the court to determine whether it was proper for the party to take disciplinary actions against him without giving him fair hearing.

In a statement on Tuesday, Nnamani hailed Tinubu for improving the health sector significantly in Lagos State, when he was governor between 1999 and 2007.

He said, “It is to Tinubu’s credit that HIV/AIDS prevalence in Lagos State decreased from 6.7 per cent to 3.5per cent between 1999 and 2007 while more than 2,000 women received prevention of mother to child transmission in 10 PMTCT centres set up to prevent the disease.”

Nnamani said Tinubu’s performance in Lagos made him the best candidate to lead Nigeria at a time like this.