{"id":163259,"date":"2025-05-20T21:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdp-forces-behind-anyanwu-not-bigger-than-south-east-caucus-udenwa-dares-saraki-wike"},"modified":"2025-05-20T22:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:15:07","slug":"pdp-forces-behind-anyanwu-not-bigger-than-south-east-caucus-udenwa-dares-saraki-wike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/pdp-forces-behind-anyanwu-not-bigger-than-south-east-caucus-udenwa-dares-saraki-wike","title":{"rendered":"PDP: Forces behind Anyanwu not bigger than South-East Caucus \u2013 Udenwa dares Saraki, Wike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former Imo State governor, Achike Udenwa, on Tuesday declared that the forces behind the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Samuel Anyanwu are not bigger than the South-East Caucus of the party.<\/p>\n<p>Udenwa made the remark while insisting that the South-East Caucus of the PDP stands with Sunday Ude-Okoye as National Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring on Arise Television\u2019s Programme, Morning Show, the former governor faulted the decision of the committee led by Senate President, Bukola Saraki to recognize Anyanwu as National Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that Anyanwu\u2019s tenure ended when he opted to contest for the governorship election in Imo State.<\/p>\n<p>Udenwa said: \u201cFor some time, for over one year, we have been on this issue. The South-East zonal executive committee kept nominating Ude-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we are to continue on that line, it\u2019s our prerogative to continue on that line and we have been asked severally to present a candidate and we have done it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is any contrary recommendation, then we are left to present our own candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do know that the committee should be able to resolve the crisis and it should not come up with what is contrary to the recommendation as this is our candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as we are concerned, Anyanwu\u2019s tenure ended when he opted to contest for governorship. He gave up his position as National Secretary and it\u2019s left for us as the South-East Caucus to represent another candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have done that three times now \u2013 if our presentation is being turned down, it means nobody wants us to make presentation again and we have made our position very clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe that whatever forces are behind Anyanwu are stronger than the South-East Caucus of the party. It can never be because the South-East Caucus is an established zone within the party. If that caucus takes a decision, it\u2019s binding and our recommendation to the national can\u2019t be taken away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWike is a member of the party, NEC and a former governor of the party, so that is as far as his own power goes. I don\u2019t know what extra power he has but whatever such powers may be can never equate to a zonal caucus of the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis party has a constitution and a way of doing things; we can\u2019t arrogate to one man the powers to override what a zone can do. I don\u2019t know any man within the party with such powers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former Imo State governor, Achike Udenwa, on Tuesday declared that the forces behind the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Samuel Anyanwu are not bigger than the South-East Caucus of the party. 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