PDP Chairman Disowns Statement Affirming Udeh Okoye as National Secretary

The acting National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party, Ambassador Umar Damagun, has strongly disowned a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.

It was gathered that the statement, issued shortly after Supreme Court delivered judgement in the case of Samuel Anyanwu Vs. Emmanuel Aniagu on Friday, had announced Udeh Okoye as National Secretary of the party.

Ologunagba’s statement also hailed the Supreme Court’s judgment, describing the ruling as a victory for democracy and party supremacy.

Meanwhile, a statement issued on Saturday by Ibrahim Abdullahi, PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, discredited the Ologunagba’s statement as calculated falsehood aimed at deceitfully misleading the public and party members.

Abdullahi said, “For the avoidance of doubt, the statement of Debo Olagunagba does not reflect the position of the PDP and the NWC respectively. The public should please disregard the falsehood. It is pertinent to inform the public that at no time did the Supreme Court recognize Hon Udeh Okoye as National Secretary, but only described him as an "impostor" while the appellant, Emmanuel Aniagu as a "meddlesome Interloper" respectively.

“The NWC hereby distances itself from the CALCULATED FALSEHOOD aimed at achieving a predetermined objective, and to however, deceitfully mislead the public and PDP members

“It is worrisome that the National Publicity Secretary has, of late embarked on a frolic of his own by taking EXTREME and CONTRADICTORY opinions against the collective resolve of the NWC with a view to undermining its authority

“Members of the public, especially the PDP family, are hereby enjoyed to DISREGARD and DISCARD the publication, which is merely the figment of the NPS's imagination

“So far, the National Working Committee of our party cannot disregard or make gist of the judgement of the highest court in the land, as it will continue uphold the decision of the court.”