PDP NWC Members Clash Over Affirmation Of Udeh Okoye As National Secretary

ABUJA – Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) on Wednesday clashed over affirmation of Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party National Secretary.

Recall that PDP has been embroiled in crisis over who occupied the party’s National Secretary. This development has divided the party NWC and other stakeholders.

Sen. Samuel Anyanwu and Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye, have been having a legal battle over the position of National Secretary, until Appeal Court judgment in Enugu on the 20th of December affirmed Udeh-Okoye as the rightful person to occupy the position.

In his statement on Wednesday, the spokesman of PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba said that the party NWC at its meeting on 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 NWC in considering the Memo thoroughly examined the attached documents namely; the Declaratory Judgement 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 recognizes, 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 Judgement of the Court of Appeal, recognizing 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.

“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.”

Reacting, Anyanwu said NWC never met, adding that the affirmation of Udeh-Okoye is Ologunagba and few other’s position.

He said: “The NWC never met; that is Ologunagba and a few other’s position. The matter was only discussed on the WhatsApp platform. Therefore, the NWC has not met regarding it, as the matter is still in court.”

The Acting National Chairman of the party, Amb. Umar Damagun, it was gathered said that NWC never met physical to adopt any position.