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The Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) has removed Godson Okoye, its secretary and Rasaq Eyiowuawi, deputy secretary, for alleged violations of the council’s code of conduct.

The decision was taken after a committee set up to investigate the allegations against them, submitted its report.

According to Ogbuehi Dike, IPAC’s publicity secretary, Okoye and Eyiowuawi refused to honour the invitation of the probe panel which gave them an opportunity to defend themselves.

“After investigating the charges of misconduct against Okoye and Eyiowuawi, the two officers were invited to defend themselves but they declined, without giving reasons for doing so,” Dike said in a statement.

“In his reply to the invitation by the chairman of the investigation committee, the deputy secretary wrote, ‘Don’t ever in your life send me these messages again’.”

“Parties that voted for the removal of the two national officers included Accord, Action Alliance, Advance Congress of Democrats, African Democratic Congress, Alliance for Democracy, African Political Alliance, All Progressive Congress, Citizen Popular Party, Democratic Peoples Party and Fresh Democratic Party. Others are Hope Democratic Party, Independent Democrats, KOWA Party, Mega Progressive Peoples Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Peoples Democratic Movement, Peoples Party of Nigeria, Social Democratic Party, Unity Party of Nigeria and United Peoples Party.”

The statement added that council has set up an election committee to conduct a by-election for the positions of secretary and deputy secretary.