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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, on Wednesday affirmed Sunday Ude-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary.
The decision of the Board was made public by the BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara at the ongoing 80th session in Abuja.
Wabara said the BoT affirmed Ude-Okoye after the trustees thoroughly reviewed documents provided by both aggrieved parties.
Ude-Okoye was PDP’s former National Youth Leader before he was adopted by the party’s South-East Caucus to replace Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary.
Recall that on January 31, PDP governors, led by Bala Mohammed of Bauchi endorsed the Court of Appeal judgment which affirmed Ude-Okoye as National Secretary and urged the National Working Committee, NWC, to implement it.
The PDP Governors Forum also distanced its members from Anyanwu and confirmed Ude-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary during a meeting in Asaba, Delta State.
Despite the party’s stance, Anyanwu insisted on the position, leading to a clash that occurred during a meeting at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja last week.
In other news, The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, Adolphus Wabara has attributed the brawl at a recent meeting at the party’s headquarters to inadequate security.
Wabara stated this on Wednesday at the BoT meeting held at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
Recall that on January 29, a fight broke out at the meeting of the BoT over the leadership crisis involving the national secretary position.
Wabara, while speaking at the BoT meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, said the BoT would no longer hold meetings at the party headquarters until security improves.
“While we look ahead with optimism, we must also acknowledge the unfortunate incident that took place during our last board of trustees meeting.
“These incidents were largely due to inadequate security at the party headquarters. As a result and after thorough consideration, the BoT has resolved that until the security situation is effectively addressed, its subsequent meetings will be held outside of the party secretariat.
