The Spokesperson of Opposition Lawmakers Coalition and leader of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has said that the South-East Caucus of the party was ready to nominate replacement for the sacked national secretary of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, by next week.
Ugochinyere, in a statement on Thursday, said that Anyanwu’s alleged plot to use the court to derail the process can’t stop the emergence of a new national secretary.
Ugochinyere, who represents Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, hailed Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, for providing strong leadership for South-East despite challenges.
He expressed optimism that Ude Okoye will be nominated as national secretary, a decision, he said, will usher in positive development in the party.
He said, “The South-East PDP have already started the process of the committee meeting were likely the South-East will nominate a consensus candidate which most of us lawmakers and leaders have already agreed will be Udeh Okoye. To be submitted to the national working committee for rectification and this process is also in line with the Supreme Court decision that issues of leadership are internal affairs of the political party and in view of Anyanwu’s removal as national secretary of the party, not even removal but in view of the vacancy that is existing in the office of the national secretary as a result of his removal and not just removal, he voluntary decision to run for governorship which created the vacancy of national secretary, the party has no option than to remove him to fill that vacancy.
“The replacement for the office of national secretary which was vacant or occupied initially by Samuel Anyanwu who is now our former secretary, the process of replacement has commenced. And the South-East zone of the executive committee is meeting in Enugu state and at the end of that meeting, a nomination will be made to the national working committee which will be rectified subject to the NEC meeting which is coming up. So the issue of who is national secretary of our party will be resolved in the coming days, as the party has already appointed an acting national secretary. The deputy national secretary is now acting as the national secretary,” Ugochinyere stated.
