PDP Affirms Udeh-Okoye As National Secretary, As South-South Sets Saturday For Zonal Congress

National Vice Chairman, South- South, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dan Orbih, has summoned a meeting of the zonal executive ahead of the upcoming congress of the party.

Orbih made this known in a statement in Abuja, revealing that the meeting, which will take place this Saturday, was in accordance with Article 27 of the Constitution of the party, 2017 as amended.

The Vice-Chairman was however silent on whether issues pertaining to the crisis in Rivers chapter of the party would be discussed.

South-South remains the main fortress of the PDP with the party in control of four of the six states in the zone.

“Notice is hereby given to all members of South-South Zonal Executive Committee of the Party that a meeting of the Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) will take place on Saturday, February 15.

“The agenda of the meeting will cover discussions on the 2025 Zonal Elective Congress along with other relevant matters concerning the party and the zone,” he said.

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has affirmed a former National Youth Leader, Sunday Udeh-Okoye, as the party’s National Secretary.

Signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP NWC said the development is bound by the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

According to the statement, the opposition party would send its resolution affirming Udeh-Okoye as the PDP National Secretary to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and other relevant bodies for recognition, in accordance with the Court of Appeal’s judgment.

“The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting today, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, extensively considered the memo dated 11th February 2025 presented by the Acting National Chairman on the issue of the National Secretary of the PDP,” the statement read.

“The NWC, in considering the memo thoroughly examined the attached documents namely; the declaratory judgment of the High Court of Enugu, the judgment 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.

“After due consideration of the memo and the attachments, the NWC overwhelmingly recognises, acknowledges and confirms Rt. Hon. S.K.E Udeh Okoye as the substantive National Secretary of the PDP in full compliance with and obedience to the judgment of the Court of Appeal, recognising that there is no subsisting or superseding judgment or order from any court of superior authority or hierarchy.

“The NWC has commenced the transmission of its resolution/decision affirming Rt. Hon. S.K.E Udeh Okoye as the PDP National Secretary to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant bodies for recognition in line with the judgment of the Court of Appeal.”