Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has issued a strong warning that the South-East geopolitical zone may abandon the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) if Sunday Udeh-Okoye is not recognized as the party’s national secretary.
The main opposition party has been embroiled in a prolonged internal crisis over this key leadership position.
A faction of the PDP, loyal to Governor Mbah and his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, supports Udeh-Okoye.
However, another faction, reportedly aligned with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, insists that the incumbent National Secretary, Sam Anyanmwu, should retain his position.
Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with several South-East PDP leaders at the Enugu Government House on Sunday, Governor Mbah expressed his frustration with the protracted crisis, stating he was “almost fed up.”
Among the notable party leaders who attended the meeting were Governor Seyi Makinde, PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairperson Adolphus Wabara, and the PDP Chairman for the South-East zone, Ali Odefa.
“For the record, just as I stated during my interactive session with fellows and members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Enugu at the weekend, while I am still a member of the PDP, the South-east – and that includes me – reserves the right to review our continued membership of the party if the party is unwilling to put its house in order.
“That was invariably the position adopted during our last South-east Zonal meeting held here in Enugu. During that meeting, the caucus noted that the party should not disregard the zone’s stand regarding the national secretary position,” he said.
Continuing, the governor said: “To all intents and purposes, this has obviously not been the case. So, there is no doubt as to where I stand on the matter.
“The position of the South-east with respect to the national secretaryship of the party as issued in that communique is sacrosanct.”
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