The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, extensively considered the memo dated February 11, 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 Judgement 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 recognised, acknowledged and confirmed Rt. Hon. S.K.E Udeh Okoye as the substantive national secretary of the PDP in full compliance with and obedience to the judgement of the Court of Appeal, recognising that there was no subsisting or superseding judgment or order from any court of superior authority or hierarchy.

A statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, noted that the NWC had 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 statement added that the NWC commended all organs, leaders, critical stakeholders and members of the PDP for their steadfastness, respect for the rule of law and loyalty to the party at this critical time.

It added that the NWC reassured that it would continue to be guided strictly by the provisions of the party’s constitution (as amended in 2017), operational guidelines, rule of law and the vision of its founding fathers for the stability and growth of the party, entrenchment of democracy and wellbeing of Nigerians. 

Signed:

Hon. Debo Ologunagba

National Publicity Secretary