Following the fracas at its final assembly, the Board of Trustees (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Senator Samuel Anyanwu and Hon Sunday Ude-Okoye to remain off future BoT conferences till the dispute over the nationwide secretary place is resolved.
LEADERSHIP learnt yesterday that that was a part of the decision reached by the BoT which, in line with a supply, was “very disenchanted with the way in which occasions turned out.”
The nationwide secretary of PDP is a member of the BoT of the celebration.
The tussle between Anyanwu and Ude-Okoye over who’s nationwide secretary of PDP resulted in a bodily altercation finally week’s BoT assembly on the celebration’s nationwide secretariat in Abuja, after one in every of Anyanwu’s aides tried to bodily cease Ude-Okoye from attending the assembly which he was invited to.
Nonetheless, the BoT insisted on Ude-Okoye’s attendance on the assembly simply as he was ushered to the excessive desk.
As a part of its resolutions nevertheless the BoT stated its committee led by former minister of particular duties, Barr Kabiru Tanimu Turaki SAN, to interface with the events, examine the scenario and report back to the Board for additional motion.
Nonetheless, sources on the BoT assembly confided in LEADERSHIP that the celebration elders requested the 2 contenders “to keep away from BoT conferences till the problem is resolved.”
The celebration chief who craved anonymity, added that they needed to resort to this transfer to keep away from such altercations from repeating, “as a result of it seems they don’t seem to be able to again down. However we’re assured that the committee will resolve the matter and all sides will abide by the place of the BoT.”
The supply additionally denied it was incorrect to imagine that Ude-Okoye gate crashed, including that “there was no manner he would have come to the assembly if he was not invited.”
One other supply who corroborated the keep off place of the BoT, stated Ude-Okoye was requested to attend the assembly including that “celebration leaders from his zone gave their blessing for his attendance of the assembly” after they unanimously reaffirmed him as nationwide secretary of PDP in Enugu State barely per week earlier than final week’s assembly in Abuja.
Recall that the nationwide secretary place has been contentious since Anyanwu left to contest the Imo governorship election which he misplaced. South East had nominated Ude-Okoye as Anyanwu’s substitute resulting in authorized tussle which Anyanwu misplaced on the Appeal Court docket. The matter is earlier than the Supreme Court docket.
