Anyanwu Alleges Udeh-Okoye Forged PDP Constitution, Election Guidelines

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

One of the feuding National Secretaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, yesterday, accused Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye, who was mandated by the Court of Appeal as the new national secretary of using forged documents and guidelines to obtain the judgement against him.

Also, the Deputy National Legal Adviser of the PDP, Okechukwu Osuoha, collaborated this position, claiming that the Court of Appeal judgement was based on forged PDP constitution and electoral guidelines.

They cited the case of the incumbent Governor of Taraba State, Agbo Kefas, who was the state chairman in the state, explaining that the PDP constitution and guidelines stipulated in Paragraph 1(c) dated March 2, 2022 that a party office holder should resign once sworn in his new elected office.

Anyanwu, and the deputy national legal adviser, however, claimed that it was the forged documents that Udeh-Okoye presented to the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah.

The Deputy National Legal Adviser said Anyanwu ought to have reigned, had he won the Imo State governorship election in September 2023.

In view of this, Anyanwu and the deputy national legal adviser insisted that the former remained the national secretary until the supreme court decides otherwise.

Both Anyanwu and the Deputy National Legal Adviser spoke at the South East zonal working committee (Znwc) that took place at the national secretariat of the party,

Anyanwu said he had appealed the judgement of the court of appeal and gotten an interim injunction pending the final decision of the Appeal Court.

”I appealed the judgement and  appeal court upheld my tenure that I should stay in office until otherwise. The appeal court ruled that the status quo ante bellum should be maintained,” he said.

On the status of Ali Odefa, the National Secretary, said, ”He was suspended by his ward in Ebonyi State. He is yet to appeal the judgement. He was replaced by one Chidiebere Goodluck.

”Ali Odefa was removed by the Federal high court in Abakaliki, so the statement he signed against holding this zonal meeting is a nullity.

”This south east zonal meeting is being attended by 6 out of 10 of the Zonal Working Committee,” Anyanwu stated.

The meeting, therefore, resolved to remove Odefa as the PDP National Vice Chairman (South East) and nominated Chidiebere Goodluck to complete his tenure.

This decision came after a motion was moved by Owen Owen and seconded by Mrs. Okpo Franca Chinyere.

Anyanwu put the motion to a voice vote and ruled in favour of those supporting the resolution.