Sunday Ude-Okoye: I’ll Assume Office as the National Secretary of PDP Tomorrow

•Says NEC will hold when due

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

Mr. Sunday Ude-Okoye, has vowed to assume office as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)tomorrow, following an order of the Court of Appeal.

Ude-Okoye, who spoke to reporters Abuja, said that would assume office in obedience to the court of appeal order last Friday.

The court of appeal sitting in Enugu, sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu, because he did not resign when he contested as PDP governorship in the Imo State gubernatorial election in September 2023.

But Anyanwu swiftly filed an appeal at the supreme court, asking the apex court to stay the execution of the court of appeal court judgement

According to Ude Okoye, “Court of Appeal that upheld high court order in my favour is the second highest court in Nigeria. It mandated me to assume office within 24 hours and I intend to keep faith with the court order.

”There were two high court orders on the same matter, so I appealed the judgement of the high court because the two high court orders are of equal jurisdiction and powers.

“It is only a stay of execution that will stop me from  assuming office. But as we speak, there is no stay. So, I will assume office as national Secretary because nature abhors vacuum,” Ude Use Okoye stated

He explained, that he was surprised that Senator Anyanwu did not resign in 2023 as he then promised before September  Imo State governorship election.

Use Okoye said Anyanwu has filed a Notice of appeal, no stay  has been granted, stressing that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been notified of the Court of Appeal order and the subsequent enrollment order.

On the level of support he enjoys, he said the chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara and other elders of the party, including Senator BenObi, had spoken in support of the party obeying the Court of Appeal order.

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