Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, has rejected the decision of the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, to affirm former National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, as the authentic National Secretary.
Anyanwu said the BoT’s decision affirming Ude-Okoye as National Secretary cannot be taken seriously.
He and Ude-Okoye have been at odds over the party’s National Secretary position despite the Court of Appeal’s judgment.
Ude-Okoye was endorsed by the PDP Southeast caucus following Anyanwu’s decision to contest the Imo State governorship election.
Upon his return, Ude-Okoye refused to relinquish the position, leading to legal battles.
During the party’s BoT meeting in Abuja, Ude-Okoye and Anyanwu’s supporters engaged in a public altercation after he was locked out of the meeting venue.
However, during an emergency BoT meeting on Wednesday, PDP trustees affirmed Ude-Okoye as the authentic National Secretary.
Reacting to the BoT’s decision, Anyanwu insisted that Ude-Okoye could never be sworn in as directed due to an ongoing court case.
Addressing journalists, he argued that the expiration of the tenures of about 80 per cent of the BoT members who attended the meeting at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja would prevent the BoT’s decision from taking effect.
Anyanwu said: “I’m a member of the BoT, I was not invited to the meeting, and neither was the National Chairman. This says a lot. In any case, the tenure of about 80% of those at the meeting expired in October last year.
“They are also aware that this matter is in court. Even Chairman Wabara, who was taken to court, sent a representative. Their advice is just that—advice, and it cannot be taken seriously.”
