- The internal crisis rocking the PDP has taken a fresh twist as the party's National Working Committee (NWC) recognised Honourable Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the national secretary following a court ruling
- The decision was reached after the judgments from the High Court of Enugu state and the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division
- Following this move, the PDP NWC has disowned Senator Samuel Anyanwu and commenced the process for INEC to recognise Okoye as its party secretary
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed that Honourable Sunday Udeh-Okoye is the national secretary of the party.
PDP confirms Udeh-Okoye’s as national secretary
They made this declaration after a meeting on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
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Leadership reported that the decision followed extensive consideration of a memo dated February 11, 2025, presented by PDP acting national chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagun, on the issue of the national secretary of the party.
The NWC, in considering the memo thoroughly, examined the attached documents namely;
"The Declaratory Judgement of the High Court of Enugu State, the Judgement of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, which pronounced and declared Rt. Hon. S.K.E Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary of the PDP; the Legal Opinion and Advice by Dr. Kabiru T. Turaki, SAN, as well as that of the National Legal Adviser of the PDP."
A statement signed by the national publicity secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said after due consideration of the memo and the attached documents, the NWC “overwhelmingly recognises Okoye as the party's secretary.
Ologunagba added that the PDP NWC has commenced the transmission of its resolution and decision for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant bodies to recognise Okoye in line with the judgement of the Court of Appeal.
“The NWC commends all Organs, leaders, critical stakeholders and members of the PDP for their steadfastness, respect for the Rule of Law and loyalty to the Party at this critical time.
“The NWC reassures that it will continue to be guided strictly by the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017), Operational Guidelines, the Rule of Law and the vision of our founding fathers for the stability and growth of the Party, entrenchment of democracy and wellbeing of Nigerians,” the PDP spokesman stated.
Anyanwu vs Okoye: Matters arising
Legit.ng earlier reported that pandemonium broke out at the PDP headquarters in Abuja during the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting.
The chaos was caused by two PDP chieftains - Sunday Ude-Okoye and Anyanwu, vying for the position of PDP National Secretary.
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It was gathered that security personnel struggled to make the fighting PDP members maintain order at the party’s secretariat.
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PDP members reportedly attack Ude-Okoye
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that tensions erupted at the PDP National Headquarters in Abuja as party members clashed, leading to the forceful removal of Ude-Okoye.
Supporters of embattled National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu reportedly attacked Ude-Okoye, further highlighting deep divisions within the party.
The altercation disrupted proceedings, with security personnel stepping in to restore order as party officials worked to mediate the growing conflict.
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