The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved that the earlier postponed party’s zonal congress in the South South Zone will now hold on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
In the same vein, the NWC also approved the shifting of the South West and North Central Zonal Congresses from the earlier scheduled date of Saturday, March 22, 2025 to Saturday, April 12, 2025.
The zonal congresses will hold simultaneously in Port Harcourt, Rivers State (South South Zone); Ibadan, Oyo State (South West Zone) and Jos, Plateau State (North Central Zone) to elect the executives officers and national ex-officio members for the respective zonal chapters in line with the Constitution and Guidelines of the party, the national publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba, said yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (CP-PDP) has backed the appointment of the South South Zonal Caretaker Committee by the party’s NWC), saying it is constitutional and a step in the right direction to ensure the party’s unity and stability in the zone.
Protem national coordinator of the professionals, Barr. Obinna Nwachukwu, said the appointment of the South South Zonal Caretaker Committee to take charge of the party in the zone from the expiration of the tenure of the current Zonal Executive today, Sunday March 9, 2025 is within the powers of the NWC as provided under Section 29 (2)(b) and pursuant to Section 31 (2) (c) and (j) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) so as to ensure that there is no vacuum in that Zonal Chapter.
CP-PDP also called on the NWC to accelerate action for a speedy conduct of the party’s pending Zonal Congresses to elect Zonal Executives in the South South as well as the North Central and South West Zones.
The Conference also urged the Elder Emmanuel Ogidi-led Caretaker Committee not to be distracted but work with stakeholders in the South-South to further ensure the unity, stability and growth of the party as well as the successful conduct of the coming Zonal Congress for the election of a new Exco in the zone.
“As Professionals, the CP-PDP recognizes and pledges to work with the Ogidi-led Zonal Caretaker Committee as appointed by the NWC in moving our party forward in the South South zone.”
