April 26, (THEWILL) – The Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ward 8, Calabar Municipality, Cross River, has suspended Ekpenyong Iso, the state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, for alleged anti-party activities and misappropriation of funds.
A letter signed on Wednesday, by the Chairman of Ward 8, Kingsley Ekpe, and the Secretary, Gilbert Bassey, said Iso’s suspension is pursuant to Article 21 (D) of the constitution of the APC.
“We write to notify you of your 12 months suspension from Ward 8, Calabar Municipality, of the APC.
“Your suspension is predicated on the recommendations of the disciplinary and fact-finding committee set up to investigate the petition of misappropriation of party funds and anti-party activities levelled against you.
“Consequently, during the pendency of this suspension, which takes immediate effect, you are to stay away from all party activities.
“We wish you all the best in your political sojourn”, the letter read.
Reacting to the suspension, Iso in a chat with newsmen denied he was involved in any anti-party activities or mismanaged funds during the just-concluded polls.
He said the statement issued on his purported suspension was written by some “unscrupulous persons.
“The allegations are completely false; there was nothing like anti-party activities or misappropriation of funds during the last elections.
“The ward executive of the party is meeting soon to refute the statement because there is no substance to their claims”, he said.
