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The crisis plaguing the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) got messier on Wednesday, as the South-east caucus of the party threatened to quit en masse if its nominee, Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye, was not returned as PDP National Secretary.

That was as the management and staff of the PDP national secretariat expressed concern over the state of the party, lamenting that in the last one year, the party has been engulfed in a disturbing leadership crisis, particularly, over the office of National Secretary.

Speaking on the plight of the South-east in PDP, Enugu State Governor and leader of the PDP in the zone, Dr. Peter Mbah, said it was time for the zone to speak with one voice.

Chairman of PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara, and former governor of Imo State, Chief Achike Udenwa, also expressed anger over what they described as the party’s disrespect for the region.

The geopolitical zone vented its displeasure in a communique read by the zonal chairman, Chief Ali Odefa, at the end of a meeting of the South East Zonal Executive, at Government House, Enugu.

It said the meeting was convened to nominate a candidate to complete the remaining term in the position of National Secretary in line with the directive of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) during its 600th meeting in Abuja.

Odefa said, “The South East ZEC exhaustively deliberated on the directive of the NWC and came to the conclusion that it offered a sure pathway to peace, unity, stability, and progress of our party.

“Consequently, the ZEC unanimously recommended Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the candidate to complete the term of office of the National Secretary.”

The South East PDP regretted that it had to go through the process of nominating Udeh-Okoye several times since October 2023. It urged the NWC to not only immediately ratify his nomination, but also ensure that Arch. Setonji Koshoedo effectively occupied the office of National Secretary in acting capacity pending Udeh-Okoye’s ratification by the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC).

The South East PDP threatened to review its membership of the party should its position suffer further delay, despite its age long loyalty to PDP.

The communique said, “The South East has consistently served as a stronghold of the PDP from inception. In PDP’s near three-decade existence, we have given our loyalty and all to the party.

“Currently, while the party has been losing key members post-2023 general election, the South East PDP is at the vanguard of strengthening the party by rallying major opposition figures such as in Enugu, where the Labour Party, LP, gubernatorial candidate, two LP House of Representatives members, numerous members of the House of Assembly, among other stalwarts into the PDP fold.

“Therefore, we hope that this time around, the position of the South East PDP regarding the Office of the National Secretary is accorded the honour and immediacy it deserves. This would bring to a closure the needless lingering dispute over the matter.

“However, in the event that our position is not promptly implemented by the party, the South East PDP, as a family, will be compelled to reconsider our relationship with the PDP going forward.”

Wabara said it was in order to review the region’s relationship with the party should what he described as trampling on the zone by the party persist.

He stated, “We have been trampled upon, not taken seriously. If such a position were vacant in the South-south, it would not be like this. And now, it came to us. I mean, the usual thing is to play politics with the Igbo man. Yes, we may have to reconsider our stand as far as the party is concerned. But I trust the NWC.”

Udenwa also said, “We are expecting that this issue will be finally ironed out once and for all. We do not want to be taken for granted by anybody again.”

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Meanwhile, staff of the PDP national secretariat in Abuja called on the acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum, to take all necessary steps to ensure that the NEC meeting held as scheduled, on May 27, to enable the party address pertinent issues and reassert its values of unity, discipline, loyalty and strict adherence to the provisions of the party’s constitution.
They also backed the Governors stance of the Deputy National Secretary, Kosheodo taking over as Acting National Secretary pending the NEC.

As you may recall, in its bid to find a lasting solution, the PDP Governor’s Forum at its meeting on Monday, April 14, 2025 in Ibadan, Oyo State capital reiterated its position endorsing Hon Udeh Okoye as National Secretary but recommended that in the light of the Supreme Court Judgment, the Deputy National Secretary, Arch Setonji Koshoedo should act as the National Secretary pending the nomination and ratification of a substantive National Secretary from the South East Zone and National Executive Committee respectively at its next meeting.

This recommendation, which is in consonant with Section 36 (2) of the PDP Constitution was duly adopted by the NWC in its 600th meeting held on April 29, 2025 wherein in exercise of its powers under Section 29 (2)(b) of the PDP Constitution DIRECTED the Deputy National Secretary, Arch Setonji Koshoedo to act as the National Secretary pending the emergence of a substantive National Secretary.

After a thorough consideration, the management and staff of the PDP National Secretariat unanimously align with and declare unalloyed loyalty to the recommendation of the PDP Governor’s Forum as adopted by the NWC in recognizing and working with Arch Setonji Koshoedo as the Acting National Secretary of our party in line with the provisions of the PDP Constitution.

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I don't understand why Wike keep tossing PDP like a coin. Must he always have his way in everything? Anyanwu's is no longer qualified to be the secretary of PDP, having voluntarily resigned to contest for governor in the last Election. Anyway PDP is long dead all thanks to Atiku's greed.

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Werin dey dey party again apart from Dust PARTY -cle politician and remnants.
S3xy!

What a party of renegades and confusionists

Later they will blame Wike and Tinubu for the destruction of their party

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Princess Faith Chukwu

They are already planning to decamp to APC

Empty threats.

SE is confused politically

Anyanwu is also Igbo oo for crying out loud.

PDP is dead. APC will soon die. Both are parties with zero ideologies. Nonsense parties

inconsequential ones! They can't play the game yet they want to be declared Winners!

Nzogbu Nzogbu hairy chest

Goodbye

Mtchewww...! What party?!!

It took Tinubu only 2 years in office as President to reduce a whole PDP to the level of SUG.


Damn!!!

Tovarine:
PDP are not ready for opposition politics

don't mind them, they are the problem of this country. It is opposition that will make the present government wake up

Not until PDP let go of Wike there won't be peace in PDP , he's just using the distabilization of party to trade for the position of minister, any day PDP find peace Wike will be outsted as minister asap

PDP no longer exist in SOUTH EAST. Peter Obi already killed the party in the region. The noisemakers behind Udeh Okoye should shut up and move on, they lost the battle already to Sam Anyanwu.

And join APC? Make una complete the sentence na

Weak parties no ideologies, only money politics, filled with cheap people with no integrity or moral compass.

lumens:




PDP is dead. APC will soon die. Both are parties with zero ideologies. Nonsense parties

What will you then say about those guys labouring in vain.

I concur

Lol, nobody do tribaleesm and victeem cryingg reach these guys.

Wait, they always say SE & SS are one, so what is happening?

We have been trampled upon, not taken seriously. If such a position were vacant in the South-south, it would not be like this. And now, it came to us. I mean, the usual thing is to play politics with the Igbo man.

If wants to purge itself out for efficiency in other to compete with APC, 3 THINGS YOU BE DONE URGENTLY.

Damagung should step down
Atiku should expel
Wike must expel



And if possible, pressurise Obi to come back to PDP.

The law states that issues of a political party's leadership lies solely and squarely with the political party.
PDP should be able to take the bull by the horn and correct it's leadership issue. Bit it seems they are not ready. Blaming Wike for PDP leaders' ineptitude is like Buhari blaming President Jonathan for his (Buhari) economic failures.

LegendHero:
Lol, nobody do tribaleesm and victeem cryingg reach these guys.

Wait, they always say SE & SS are one, so what is happening?

Am from SS we are not one with SE. SE are not well versed in politics, only Commerce. SS are already taking the lead in politics, infiltrating FG & political parties.

Allow SE to keep on crying marginalization. There are too stingy to invest their money and time in politics.

If Wike decamp 2day PDP in SS is dead.

Am from CRS we are waiting for wike to give the go ahead

AKS Is waiting for wike.

The fact is that TINUBU don't have issues with SS. His votes 2027 election result is ready for inec.

PDP died in SS when there zone presidential candidate ticket 2 the North

Patience Jonathan is a clear example

lumens:




PDP is dead. APC will soon die. Both are parties with zero ideologies. Nonsense parties

which party get ideology for naija?

ALTERNATEID:
PDP no longer exist in SOUTH EAST. Peter Obi already killed the party in the region. The noisemakers behind Udeh Okoye should shut up and move on, they lost the battle already to Sam Anyanwu.

Sam Anyanwu is no more the national secretary. The governors choose someone else to occupy the position temporarily

God is answering our prayers for one party state faster than we can imagine. The south east PDP is powerful to the abode of the APC Progressives