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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The crisis currently rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has worsened as the South East caucus of the party has threatened mass exit from the troubled party if its choice of Hon. Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary is not respected for the umpteenth time.<\/p>\n

This was even as the governor of Enugu State and leader of the PDP in the zone, Dr. Peter Mbah, said it was time for the zone to speak with one voice, while the Chairman of PDP Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, and former governor of Imo State, Chief Achike Udenwa, expressed fury over what they described as the party\u2019s disrespecting and trampling of the region.<\/p>\n

The zone vented its displeasure in a communique read by the Zonal Chairman, Chief Ali Odefa, at the end of a meeting by the South East Zonal Executive, ZEC, at the Government House, Enugu on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

It said the meeting was convened to nominate a candidate to complete the remaining term of the position of National Secretary in line with the directive of the party\u2019s National Working Committee, NWC, during its 600th meeting in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Rendering the communique, Odefa said, \u201cThe South East ZEC exhaustively deliberated on the directive of the NWC and came to the conclusion that it offered a sure pathway to peace, unity, stability, and progress of our party. Consequently, the ZEC unanimously recommended Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the candidate to complete the term of office of the National Secretary.\u201d<\/p>\n

The South East PDP, however regretted that it had to go through the process of nominating Udeh-Okoye severally since October 2023, and urged the NWC to not only immediately ratify his nomination, but also ensure that Arch. Setonji Koshoedo effectively occupies the Office of the National Secretary in acting capacity pending Udeh-Okoye\u2019s ratification by the NEC.<\/p>\n

The South East PDP, however, threatened to review its continued membership of the party should its position suffer further delay despite its agelong loyalty to the PDP.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe South East has consistently served as a stronghold of the PDP from inception. In PDP\u2019s near three-decade existence, we have given our loyalty and all to the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, while the party has been losing key members post-2023 general elections, the South East PDP is at the vanguard of strengthening the Party by rallying major opposition figures such as in Enugu where the Labour Party, LP, gubernatorial candidate, two LP House of Representatives Members, numerous members of the House of Assembly, among other stalwarts into the PDP fold.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, we hope that this time around, the position of the South East PDP regarding the Office of the National Secretary is accorded the honour and immediacy it deserves. This would bring to a closure to the needless lingering dispute over the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, in the event that our position is not promptly implemented by the Party, the South East PDP, as a family, will be compelled to reconsider our relationship with the PDP going forward,\u201d the communique concluded.<\/p>\n

Wabara, on his part, said it was in order to review the region\u2019s relationship with the party should what he described as trampling of the zone by the party persist.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been trampled upon, not taken seriously. If such a position were vacant in the South-South, it would not be like this. And now, it came to us. I mean, the usual thing is to play politics with the Igbo man. Yes, we may have to reconsider our stand as far as the party is concerned. But I trust the NWC,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Udenwa, on his part, Udenwa said, \u201cWe are expecting that this issue will be finally ironed out once and for all. We do not want to be taken for granted by anybody again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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