“South East Too Important To Ignore” Saraki, Chair, PDP Reconciliation Committee

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday, May 23, 2025, emphasized the pre-eminence of the South East region in the  trajectory of the party.

Rising from a trouble- shooting meeting with Peter Mbah, the Enugu State Governor, at the Enugu state Government House, Chairman of the Special PDP Reconciliation Committee, Dr. Bukola Saraki, underscored the imperativeness of carrying the region along in the renewed efforts to heal the party.

The Source reports that the South East Zonal leadership of the PDP and its major stakeholders, including Governor Mbah and other former Governors, had warned the PDP national leadership against any attempt not to ratify its nominee Hon Sunday Ude-Okoye as a replacement for Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary.

At the end of the emergency meeting held at the Enugu State Government House penultimate week, the Zone pointedly threatened to quit the PDP en-masse should its decision on the festering National Secretaryship tussle is not respected.

At an interactive session with the media, after the meeting ,Saraki informed that the visit  to the Governor was part of the wider efforts being made by the committee to ensure a smooth and peaceful National Executive Council meeting NEC and Convention  coming up soon.

According to him, the Enugu meeting is the beginning of a series of parley scheduled with all  stakeholders of the party across the country to lay the foundation for an all inclusive and peaceful NEC and Convention.

“We are here (Enugu) as members of the PDP Reconciliation ,and Strategy Committee set up by the PDP Governors’ Forum to ensure that the forthcoming NEC and Convention are smooth and rancour-free.

“In keeping with that mandate, we are here in Enugu State to consult with one of our leaders, Governor Peter Mbah who is also the leader of the party in the South East Zone.

“This is the first state we are visiting because we appreciate the importance of the South East in the PDP family.

“As you all are aware, the South East is one of the bedrocks of the PDP. The Zone has played a significant role in popularizing and strengthening the PDP in  the country.

“So in recognition of that, we are here to consult with the Governor and also to commend him for his sterling leadership role in stabilizing the party in the region.

“More importantly to commend him for what he is doing in Enugu State which is a mirror for Nigerians to see what happens when you have a PDP Government”, Saraki stated.

Further speaking, Saraki a former Governor of Kwara State, and former Senate President, informed that the meeting afforded them the opportunity to discuss how to carry everybody along in the task of ensuring a hitch free NEC and Convention.

He expressed the optimism that a rancour-free NEC and Convention will inevitably signpost a resurgence PDP.

” We had a sincere and fruitful discussion with His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State.

“We are happy that we are going away with some useful suggestions that will help us in our work as a Committee.

“It will not be out of place to say that with this visit, we have laid the foundation for a greater and rejuvenated PDP.

“In fact, what we have also seen today is a glimmer of hope that the problems we are having in the party are, afterall, surmountable if we can all unite”, Saraki noted.

Other Committee members that were in attendance during the parley include former Bayelsa Governor Senator Seriake Dickson, and former Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwabo and more.