*As 2 National Secretaries show up at Board of Trustees’ meeting
*This led to exchange of fisticuff between aides of Anyanwu and Ude-Okoye
*Anyanwu’s aides succeeded in pushing Udo-Okoye out of the meeting venue
*The 2 men are locked in struggle for national secretary position of PDP
By Okechukwu Jombo
The crisis within the leadership of the People Democratic Party PDP festered when two National Secretaries, Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Udo-Okoye showed up at the meeting of the Board of Trustees meeting of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Ude -Okoye was pushed out of the hall by Anyanwus aides and security men who in the process assaulted him after the opening session
He called for help from his own aides who jumped into the compound and rushed to retaliate only to be held back by the police men posted to the venue to maintain peace
The two men, Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye are locked in struggle for the position of National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
While Anyanwu is the National Secretary of the party, he contested the last governorship election of the party in IMO state, forcing some members to approach the court insisting that in accordance with the party Constitution, he stop being a member of the National Working Committee.
The PDP, which is currently entangled in crisis from all angles, is holding a BoT meeting at its National Headquarters, presided over by the BoT Chairman and former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara.
Ude-Okoye was however taken out of the meeting venue by security agents and Anyanwu’s aide Emmanuel Okonkwo who assaulted him
Anyanwu was present from the start; while Ude-Okoye arrived at precisely 12:10 p.m. recall that, in 2023, the PDP’s South East zone nominated former National Youth Leader Sunday Ude-Okoye to replace Anyanwu as National Secretary after he was chosen as the party’s candidate for the Imo State governorship election.
The South East PDP contended that Anyanwu should no longer hold the position following his selection as the Imo candidate, sparking further controversy.
The Appeal Court in Enugu upheld Ude-Okoye as the PDP National Secretary of the party and the decision was formally communicated to the party leadership on December 24. In a dramatic twist, the Court of Appeal in Abuja is said to have issued a restraining order, directing Anyanwu to remain National Secretary until the Supreme Court resolves the appeal.
