PDP BoT recorgnises Udeh-Okoye as substantive National Secretary after adopting Turaki Committee report

The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki Committee Report, recorgnising Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary of the party. 

It would be recalled that the BoT in its last meeting set up the Turaki led Committee to address the National Secretary position crisis rocking the party.

After an emergency meeting held on Wednesday at Transcrop Hilton Hotel in Abuja, the BoT in its Communique presented by its Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, said ” In exercise of its constitutional powers received, exhaustively considered and hereby adopt the report of its committee led by Barr. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki SAN on the issue of the National Secretary of the PDP especially with regard to the declarative judgment of the High Court of Enugu as upheld by the Court of Appeal.

“Consequently, the BoT by adopting the report recognizes Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary of the PDP in full obedience to the declaratory Judgment of the High Court of Enugu as also upheld by the Court of Appeal there being no contrary or overriding judgment from any Court of superior jurisdiction”.

The BoT charged the National Working Committee (NWC) to recognize and immediately swear in Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary of the PDP in obedience to the Judgment of the Court of Appeal.

“The BoT urges all party organs, critical stakeholders, leaders and members across the country as well as all democracy development partners and institutions to be guided by the judgment of the Court of Appeal with regard to the position of the National Secretary of the PDP.

“The BoT commends the PDP Governors’ Forum, the National Working Committee, South East Executive Committee and all other organs of the Party for their steadfastness in upholding the provisions of the Constitution and operational Guidelines of the PDP.

“The BoT expresses satisfaction with the PDP Governors’ Forum and the National Working Committee (NWC) for their concerted efforts in finally setting Thursday, March 13th, 2025 as the date for the much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of our Party especially bearing in mind that the NEC meeting is the platform for critical deliberations that will shape the future of our party and by extension, the future of Nigeria.

“The BoT unanimously passed a Vote of Confidence on the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Senator Ahmed Makarfi for their outstanding leadership in piloting the affairs of the BoT and stabilizing the Party

“The BoT urges all members of the Party to remain united and continue to work together to strengthen our party to reclaim its rightful place in the leadership of our country”, said the BoT.