PDP Sets Up Zonal Caretaker C’ttee For South-South

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a caretaker committee to oversee the party’s affairs in the South-South geo-political zone.

The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) said the committee’s composition, which is in pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) will begin its work from Monday, March 10, 2025.

Recall that the party leadership had declared as void a recent South-South zonal congress which produced a Dan Orbih-led zonal executives.

The NWC had suspended Orbih as the national vice chairman (South-South), in 2024 for actions and utterances, which were not consistent with PDP’s position ahead of the 2024 Edo State governorship election.

However, the national publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba, on Friday, said the NWC constituted the zonal caretaker committee to avoid any vacuum and ensure the smooth running of the party’s affairs in the South-South zone at the expiration of the tenure of the current Zonal Executives on Sunday, March 9, 2025.

According to a statement by the party’s spokesman, members of the South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee are; Bro. Emma Ogidi (Chairman); Hon. Nicholas Ayuwa; Barr. Godwin Akpan Udonta; Mrs. Bekewei Ashanti; Idehen Ebomoyi; Dame Vivian Ahanmisi, and Chief Damiete Herbert-Miller (Secretary).

“The South South Zonal Caretaker Committee is to oversee the activities of the Party in the Zone for a period of three month or until when a new Zonal Executive is elected in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP.

“The NWC enjoins all Party leaders, critical stakeholders and members of the PDP in the South South Zone to be guided by this and continue to work together in the overall interest of the Party in the Zone,” Ologunagba stated.