An Enugu State High Court has granted an order in a motion on notice filed by Nwabueze Ugwu seeking to declare the office of the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vacant.

The court issued an interim order compelling the defendants in the suit, PDP National Chairman, PDP National Secretary, Deputy National Chairman South-East to recognise Sunday Udeh-Okoye as candidate recommended by South-East zonal Executive Committee to replace Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who is the governorship candidate of the party in the November 11 election in Imo state, pending the determination of the motion on notice.

The presiding judge, Justice C.O Ajah, disclosed that the motion on notice sought by the plaintiff, was brought under order 38 rule 1, order 39 rule 1 of High Court rules of Enugu state 2020, supported by 23 paragraphs affidavits deposed to by the applicant.

The court however adjourned the hearing to 30th October, 2023 for the continuation of the motion on notice.

Meanwhile, the Zonal Publicity Secretary of the party, Augustine Okeke, on Tuesday morning notified the public that the party is in receipt of the order of court “mandating the recognition of Udeh Okoye as the National Secretary of the party as recommended by the Southeast Executive Committee”.

The PDP Southeast Zone, had last weekend unanimously nominated Udeh Okoye, the former PDP National Youth Leader as the new party National Secretary.

The party National Vice Chairman, Southeast Zone, Chief Ali Odefa had explained that the decision was to allow Senator Anyanwu concentrate on his electioneering campaign in Imo State.

“The position of the National Secretary will be a kind of distraction to his electioneering campaign and victory at the polls.

“Therefore, the South-East Zone, having met and brainstormed, we have come up with a nomination from Enugu State in the person of Rt. Hon. S.K Udeh-Okoye to replace Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party.

“We shall send our resolutions in writing to the National Working Committee of our great party for ratification on behalf of the National Executive Committee as provided by our party constitution,” he had added.
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