The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially recognized Sunday Udeh-Okoye as its national secretary after a court decision resolved a leadership dispute with Samuel Anyanwu. The PDP NWC affirmed Udeh-Okoye's position based on a court of appeals ruling that declared him the rightful national secretary.
The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) has officially affirmed Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party's national secretary . This decision comes after a protracted leadership crisis within the PDP , with both Samuel Anyanwu and Udeh-Okoye previously claiming the position of national secretary .
\The turmoil began when the south-east zonal executive committee of the PDP nominated Udeh-Okoye to replace Anyanwu following his selection as the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Imo state for the 2023 elections. However, Anyanwu challenged this decision, leading to legal proceedings. A high court initially prevented Anyanwu's removal, but this judgment was overturned on December 20, 2024, by Ridwan Abdullahi, an appeal court judge, who dismissed the high court's ruling for lacking merit. \Following this verdict, Udeh-Okoye began presenting himself as the national secretary of the opposition party. Despite this, Anyanwu asserted that he had appealed the judgment and simultaneously filed a stay of execution at the supreme court on the same day the appeal court ruled in favor of Udeh-Okoye. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson, announced that the NWC had unanimously affirmed Udeh-Okoye after carefully reviewing a memo dated February 11, submitted by Umar Damagum, the acting national chairman. The memo included supporting documents, such as the declaratory judgment of the Enugu high court, the appeal court judgment in Enugu division recognizing Udeh-Okoye as the PDP national secretary, and legal advice from Kabiru Turaki, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN). \The NWC stated that they had considered all the materials presented and recognized Udeh-Okoye as the legitimate national secretary, in full compliance with the appeal court's judgment. They emphasized that there are no existing or overriding court orders from a superior authority that supersede this decision. The NWC has initiated the process of transmitting their resolution and decision affirming Udeh-Okoye to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant bodies for official recognition
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