The embattled state executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State, and some suspended chieftains of the party have disagreed over their purported suspension for a period of one month over alleged anti-party activities.
The state publicity secretary of the party, Mr Nwafor Richard Nwali, in a statement signed by him and made available to LEADERSHIP, stated that the party chieftains were suspended for their failure to pay party dues, which is necessary for the smooth running of the party.
Those suspended according to the party include the 2023 governorship candidate of the party, Dr Ifeanyi Odii, his running mate, Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, Hon. Onwe Solomon Onwe and the party’s legal adviser, Bar. Mudi Erehenede.
Others include the factional national vice chairman, South East, Mr Chidiebere Egwu and the director, Media and Publicity, Anyi Ga Emeya Movement, Mr Moses Idika.
Mr. Nwali maintained that the suspension is for a period of one month adding that the matter has been referred to the disciplinary committee of the party inaugurated recently at the state secretariat, Abakaliki.
But in a swift response, the legal adviser of the party, Barr. Mudi Erehenede described the purported suspension as laughable adding that “there Is no executive of PDP in Ebonyi State.”
“The congress they claimed that brought them was nullified by the Court. Even in the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja that was delivered last week, it was confirmed that there is no executive in Ebonyi.
“So, they are just planning with their expelled leader to save face. We are going to respond to them appropriately. I have seen the statement but I am just laughing. Is that not madness?
“They don’t even exist in law talk more of carrying out any act because the judgement of the federal high court is very clear and it nullified the entire so called congresses they did.
So, in the eyes of the law, they don’t even occupy any office. That person that is talking of being publicity secretary, of which body?
” I have instructed my office and we are going to serve them for 48 and for 49 and send them to prison because what they have done amounts to contempt of court.
“They couldn’t even spell my name correctly to tell you that they are outraged people. They couldn’t spell my surname, and I saw it, and I said is it me?”
Meanwhile, the director of Media and Publicity of the Anyi Ga Emeya Movement, Mr Moses Idika, has called on the party faithful to disregard the purported suspension of the state party leaders in Ebonyi.
Mr Idika, in a statement, said that the purported suspension was signed by a faceless individual who was posing as the state publicity secretary.
“The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State has been drawn to a statement purportedly signed by a faceless individual parading as ‘Publicity Secretary’ PDP Ebonyi which stated that prominent leaders of the party in the state, including the leader of the party and the 2023 governorship candidate, High Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, the deputy governorship candidate, Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, Rt. Hon Solomon Onwe have been suspended from the party.
Others, they claimed, who were suspended include the Southeast National Vice Chairman, Hon. Goodluck Chidiebere Egwu, the Immediate Past PDP Ebonyi State Legal Adviser, Chief Mudi Erhenede, and Mr Moses Idika.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State currently has NO STATE WORKING COMMITTEE (SWC), and therefore, cannot take any decision on behalf of the party.
“It would be recalled that the kangaroo congress organised by the former Southeast zonal Chairman of the party, Chief Ali Odefa, has since been nullified via and quashed via a well-considered judgement on suit no: FHC/AI/CS/183/2024 on Monday, November 11, 2024.
It is also instructive to note that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, while ruling on suit no. FHA/ FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025 on Friday, October 31, 2025, further affirmed the nullification of the purported congress as well as the expulsion of Ali Odefa from the PDP.
“We therefore call on the general public to ignore the purported suspension of leaders of the PDP Ebonyi State, as the faceless individual has no locus standi nor any form of standing in the PDP.
“The PDP in Ebonyi State is currently working with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP to determine an appropriate date for the Ebonyi State PDP Congresses, as affirmed by the ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja,” the statement read.
