₦airaland Forum

The Peoples Democratic Party has challenged the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, by establishing a caretaker committee in the South-South geopolitical zone.

In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP explained that the decision by the National Working Committee was based on the need to prevent any leadership vacuum and ensure the continued smooth operation of the party in the zone after the expiration of the zonal executive’s tenure on March 9, 2025.

The Rivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, had restrained the PDP and the National Vice Chairman of the South-South, Dan Orbih, from holding the zonal congress.

The claimants in the case marked PHC/551/CS/2025, were PDP members from Rivers State, Tonu Ejiogu and Field Nkor.



However, despite the court ruling, the party proceeded with the congress in Calabar, Cross River State.

Wike, who supported and attended the congress, called the South-South the PDP’s strongest base, insisting that no other congress would be held in the region.

Wike maintained that the zonal congress was legally organised and that Orbih remained the National Vice Chairman.


The chairman of the electoral committee, Vita Abba, announced that Orbih won the election with 174 votes.

Disregarding Wike’s stance, the Umar Damagum-led NWC appointed Emma Ogidi as the Chairman of the caretaker committee for the zone.

The PDP also appointed Chief Damiete Herbert-Miller as Secretary, Nicholas Ayuwa, Godwin Akpan Udonta, Bekewei Ashanti, Idehen Ebomoyim, and Dame Vivian Ahanmisi as members.

The statement read in part “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has, pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) approved the composition of the South South Zonal Caretaker Committee to manage the affairs of the Party in the Zone from Monday, March 10, 2025.

“The decision of the NWC is predicated on the need to avoid any vacuum and ensure the smooth running of the affairs of the Party in the South South Zone at the expiration of the tenure of the current Zonal Executive on Sunday, March 9, 2025”

“The committee is to oversee the activities of the party in the zone for a period of three months or until when a new zonal executive is elected in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the PDP

However, despite the court ruling, the party proceeded with the congress in Calabar, Cross River State.
However, despite the court ruling, the party proceeded with the congress in Calabar, Cross River State.

Koralords:
Be like this damagum no dey wike camp again

iwaeda:
https://punchng.com/pdp-dares-wike-sets-up-ssouth-zonal-caretaker-cttee/

Herdsmen:
Wike no dey hear word

Wike na strong man..

All na for Yoruba people pocket

As e be .. PDP has spoken

And court has concluded

Congress must hold .. and if he feel say he be superstar putting fire everywhere ..

Na his house go first burn..

I remember when the fool say he can and will put fire everywhere as long as dem dare am

Fubara alone has done to Mount Everest for him and his foolish 27 bingos ..

Power to the people !!

emmatex2020:
A letter signed by only the publicity secretary. Hahaha PDP under the current acting national chairman is control by Chief Barr Nyesom Wike. Any other PDP is fake, why have they not sold form for anambra governorship election? Wike is in charge of PDP structure

Triplerg:
PDP is a joke. What stops these guys from dealing ruthlessly with Wike is beyond my imagination

ozo13:
how will they deal with him.u think say na houseboy and master case ni.Na via court case them go resolve am.The issue remains Atiku and his boys want to retain control of the excos so as to pave way for him in 2027 also wike guys want to remain in control to be the spoiler if Atiku will not allow power move to the south.As insignificant as we thought that labor party chairman was he was able to defeat obi/others down to supreme Court to retain his seat despite no gov or main party leaders attending the Congress that pave way for him to continue as party chairman.
PDP is in for a big trouble

alimiadedayo1:
Oga will you keep quite of this power going to the south or north. What is important right now is to fix the country first

Triplerg:
PDP is a joke. What stops these guys from dealing ruthlessly with Wike is beyond my imagination