PDP Governors To Respect Appeal Court Judgment On National Secretary Position, Demands NEC Meeting
By Reporter
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Forum during the week, reaffirmed their support for the Court of Appeal judgment on the power tussle for the national secretary position.
The Forum led by Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State made their position known in a communique issued and made available to the press after its 2025 meeting held in Asaba, the capital of Delta state.
Twelve governors elected on the PDP platform, we’re in attendance.
The appellant court had in a verdicts delivered in 2024, ruled that Mr Sunday Udo-Okoye is the authentic National Secretary of the party, a development which prompted the embattled Senator Samuel Anyanwu to seek for a stay of execution, and went to the Supreme Court.
Relying on the Appeal court ruling, the Forum has advised the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to set up the machinery for the effective implementation of the court judgment.
The governors also lauded ongoing efforts at resolving the crisis in the National Working Committee (NWC) on the position of the National Secretary.
The communique reads: “The Forum employed the occasion to review the performance of member states in particular, and the state of the nation in general, as well as developments in the party, as at the end of 2024; and noting the monumental socio-economic, security, infrastructure and other challenges that confronted the nation during the period.
“The Meeting commended Governors of member states for pursuing policies and programmes that not only ameliorated the plight of the people but were aimed at creating the foundation for sustainable development in their various states.
“The Forum calls the Federal Government to either revisit or rejig its macro-economic policies to ameliorate the current exonomic challenges.
“The Forum having examined all the notices required by law to be given to validly convoke NEC advised NWC to reschedule NEC to the thirteenth (13th) of March 2025.
“While commending the country’s valiant and patriotic Armed Forces and Security Agencies for maintaining the frontline in securing the country and the gains of our gallant personnel against bandits in parts of the country, the Forum viewed with deep concern, the resurgence of brazen non-state actors. It therefore calls for the strengthening of the nation’s security architecture.
“The Forum expressed its gratitude to the Host Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the Government and the Good People of Delta State for their hospitality and friendly disposition that have yielded the successful, well-structured and impactful meeting; even as it equally commends the Governor for the giant strides recorded by his administration in the areas of infrastructure, environmental remediation, people empowerment and combating insecurity.
“Finally, the Forum enjoined Nigerians not to despair in the face of the prevailing hardships with the firm assurance that the PDP will remain committed to returning our great nation to the glorious days of pre-2015 era of manageable costs of living, security of lives and property and greater unity and prosperity for all citizens.”
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