Ude-Okoye Is PDP National Scribe- NWC Declares

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has affirmed a former National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, as the party’s National Secretary.

the NWC is the highest decision making body of the party.

The decision came barely a week after the party’s Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees, BOT,  took the same decision.

The state PDP governors have also affirmed him amidst the tussle between him and Sam Anyanwu, who contested the Imo state governorship election and lost.

Anyanwu has continued to lay claim to the position, citing, for instance that the decision of the BOT is non-binding because the body, according to him is purely advisory, adding that the issue is still in court and has not been fully dissipated.

In a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP NWC said it took the decision to back Okoye based on the recent decision of the Court of Appeal.

Consequently, the party said the indepnedent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will be dully informed about their decision.

Part of the statement reads, “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting today, 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 judgment 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 recognises, 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 judgment of the Court of Appeal, recognising 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 magazine reports that Wabara, the PDP BOT chairman was suspended by the Abia state chapter of the party, accusing him of anti-party activities, while in the actual sense, sources say the former Senate President was a victim of the protracted crisis in the party, particularly for backing Ude-Okoye as National Secretary of the embattled opposition  party.