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The People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said the judgement by the Supreme Court means Udeh-Okoye is the party\u2019s National Secretary.<\/p>\n

PDP made this known in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.<\/p>\n

Pointblanknews.com had earlier reported that the apex court declared that Senator Samuel Anyanwu is the authentic National Secretary of the PDP.<\/p>\n

In a unanimous judgment of a five-member panel, the court asserted that matters bordering on the leadership or membership of a political party is an internal affair and should not be the business of a court.<\/p>\n

Justice Jamilu Tukur, who delivered the lead judgment, consequently struck out the judgment of the trial court delivered in October last year and also set aside the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal, which had in December affirmed the sack of Anyanwu as PDP\u2019s National Secretary.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the verdict, Ologunagba noted that contrary to the impression that Anyanwu now occupies the position, the judgment is an affirmation that Udeh-Okoye is the rightful owner of the position.<\/p>\n

PDP further commended the apex court for reaffirming the party\u2019s supremacy.<\/p>\n

The statement reads, \u201cThe National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received the Judgment of the Supreme Court which affirmed that the issue of Party leadership positions, including that of the National Secretary is entirely an internal affair of the Party requiring only the Party internal mechanism to which the courts have no jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s judgment of the Supreme Court reaffirms the standing position of the Party and emphatically settles the emergence of Rt. Hon. SKE Udeh Okoye as the substantiative National Secretary of the PDP having been duly nominated, endorsed and ratified through the internal mechanism of the PDP statutory Organs and bodies in line with provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017).<\/p>\n

\u201cFor clarity, the NWC at its 576th meeting held on the 11th of October, 2023, directed the South East Zonal Executive Committee to nominate a replacement for Senator Samuel Anyanwu upon Senator Anyanwu\u2019s nomination as the governorship candidate of the PDP to contest the November 2023 Governorship election in Imo State.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsequent upon the directive of the NWC, the South East Zonal Executive Committee at its meeting held on the 20th of October 2023 passed a resolution approving the emergence and forwarding of the name of Rt. Hon. SKE Udeh Okoye to the NWC as the National Secretary of the Party.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccordingly, the NWC at its 577th meeting held on 7th of November 2023 pursuant to its powers under the PDP Constitution, duly received, deliberated upon, accepted and approved the emergence of Rt. Hon. SKE Udeh Okoye as the National Secretary of the Party, which appointment has also since been endorsed by relevant Organs and bodies of the PDP including the Board of Trustees (BoT), South East Zonal Caucus, the PDP Governors\u2019 Forum and officially communicated to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the general public.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PDP commends the Supreme Court for upholding the principle of the supremacy of the Party in the management of its internal affairs, describing it as victory for democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NWC urges all patriotic members of the PDP to remain united as we work together to move our great Party forward.”<\/p>\n

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