BoT backs Ude- Okoye as PDP National Secretary
…asks NWC to swear him in immediately, endorses March 13 NEC meeting
By Tunde Opalana
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recognised Hon. Sunday Ude- Okoye as substantive National Secretary of the party.
This is as the Board urged the National Working Committee (NWC) to immediately swear in Ude- Okoye .
The recognition is coming on the heels of the recognition of Ude- Okoye last week by the PDP Governors Forum at a meeting in Asaba, Delta State.
Rising from an emergency meeting at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Wednesday, the BoT after considering
critical issues in the party, backed Ude- Okoye among other resolution made.
In a communique read by it’s chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, the Board of Trustees in exercise of its constitutional powers “received, exhaustively considered and hereby adopt the report of its committee led by Barr. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki SAN on the issue of the National Secretary of the PDP especially with regard to the declarative judgment of the High Court of Enugu as upheld by the Court of Appeal.”
Consequently, he said “the BoT by adopting the report recognizes Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary of the PDP in full obedience to the declaratory Judgment of the High Court of Enugu as also upheld by the Court of Appeal there being no contrary or overriding judgment from any Court of superior jurisdiction.
“The BoT charges the National Working Committee (NWC) to recognize and immediately swear in Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary of the PDP in obedience to the Judgment of the Court of Appeal.
“The BoT urges all party organs, critical stakeholders, leaders and members across the country as well as all democracy development partners and institutions to be guided by the judgment of the Court of Appeal with regard to the position of the National Secretary of the PDP.”
The BoT commended the PDP Governors’ Forum, the National Working Committee, South East Executive Committee and all other organs of the Party for their steadfastness in upholding the provisions of the Constitution and operational Guidelines of the PDP.
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The Board as well expressed satisfaction with the PDP Governors’ Forum and the National Working Committee (NWC) “for their concerted efforts in finally setting Thursday, March 13th, 2025 as the date for the much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of our Party especially bearing in mind that the NEC meeting is the platform for critical deliberations that will shape the future of our party and by extension, the future of Nigeria.”
The BoT unanimously passed a Vote of Confidence on the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Senator Ahmed Makarfi for their outstanding leadership in piloting the affairs of the BoT and stabilizing the Party
The Board urged all members of the Party to remain united and continue to work together to strengthen our party to reclaim its rightful place in the leadership of our country.
