PDP South-South ZEC meeting called by Orbih illegal – Official

The lingering crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting messier as a purported meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-South Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) meeting scheduled for Saturday, February 15th, in Benin, Edo State, has been described as illegal by the Zonal Secretary, Chief Felix Omemu.

Omemu, in a statement, issued in Yenagoa stated that the meeting called by Chief Dan Orbih was illegal, stressing that in line with the PDP constitution, the ZEC meeting could only be held with the approval of the Zonal Working Committee.

He disclosed that there was no such time that the Zonal Working Committee deliberated and agreed to convene a meeting of the Zonal Executive Council.

“In line with Section 26, (2c) of our party’s Constitution as amended in 2017, there was no such time that the Zonal Working Committee meeting, being a precursor to the Zonal Executive Committee, agreed on any reports to be discussed at the Saturday’s scheduled meeting,” he said.

“As the Zonal Secretary of the party, I am therefore not aware of such a meeting that purportedly resolved that ZWC could go ahead to convene the highest meeting of the party leaders in the Zone and so, I wish to distance myself from such an illegal ZEC meeting and gathering being called by Chief Dan Orbih.”

The zonal scribe, while insisting that the ZEC meeting being called by Orbih is illegal, urged PDP leaders in the zone to stay away from the meeting as it would further harm the interests of the party.

“I also wish to call on my colleagues in the zone to boycott Saturday’s meeting, whose agenda remains suspicious and may not likely serve the general interest of the party, as it is clear that the majority of the leaders of the party in the zone were not duly consulted before calling for the meeting,” he said.

“By this statement, I am placing on alert the key PDP leaders in the South-South zone including our state governors, former governors on the platform of the PDP, members of the National Assembly from the zone, Principal Officers of the State Houses of Assembly from the zone, members of the National Working Committee from the zone and also State Chairmen of our party from the zone.

“I urge the leaders of the party in the zone to call Chief Orbih to order a move to avoid any untoward consequences of allowing an illegal meeting to be held in the zone.”