Zonal Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South East Zone, Friday, January 24, held a crucial meeting at Government House, Enugu, where they deliberated on issues affecting the party , approved the zoning of national and zonal offices allocated to the South East zone, and restated support for Hon. S.unday Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary of the party.
The meeting maintained that the party in the zone remained one big, united party capable of handling any issues arising in the party in the zone, and warned external troublemakers to steer clear of the affairs of the party in the South East region.
Aware of the fact that there was a time when the PDP occupied all the five Government Houses in the South East zone , the State Houses of Assembly, and an overwhelming majority of the region’s delegation to the National Assembly, the meeting deliberated extensively particularly on how to restore the fortunes of the party in the South East zone and the nation in general.
Pix: PDP Zonal leaders
“The party also deliberated on internal crisis bedeviling the party at the national level and the attempts to encroach on the jurisdictions of the party in the South East.
“The meeting deliberated on the unfortunate, but contrived controversies surrounding the Office of the National Secretary of the PDP zoned to the South East zone.
The meeting discussed the zoning of national and zonal offices of the party in the South East zone and came up with resolutions.contained in a communique made available to Newsmen.
Pix: PDP South East leaders at the meeting . Gov. Mbah ( m)
In a 4-Point Communique presented at the end of the meeting, by the National Vice Chairman of the PDP ,South East Zone, Ali Odefa, the party resolved as follows:
“That South East PDP is one, big, and united family. We are capable of handling any issues arising inhouse;
“That South East PDP frowns at any attempt to fan embers of disaffection or precipitate crisis in the party in the region;
“That the party commends the Court of Appeal judgement upholding Hon. S.K.E Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary of the party in line with the constitution of our party and the position of the South East ZEC of our party. We also remain consistent and united in this position that Hon. Udeh-Okoye remains the National Secretary of our party. We continue to trust the judiciary to continuously do justice on the matter;
“Finally, that the ZEC meeting hereby adopts the zoning of national and zonal offices of the party,” the communique read.
In attendance were the Governor of Enugu state, Dr. Peter Mbah, who is also the leader of the party in the zone , former President of the Senate, Senator Adolphus Wabara, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Senate Minority Whip, Senator Osita Ngwu , House of Representative member , Hon. Ikenna Ugochinyere and other members of the National Assembly; former Governors, former ministers, among others.
Author: Maureen Ikpeama