PDP South East Vice Chairman Denies Knowledge of Meeting with NWC
Chief Ali Odefa, the National Vice Chairman (South East) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has distanced the South East zone from the purported “South East Critical Stakeholders Meeting” scheduled with the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
In a statement issued to journalists via email, Odefa clarified that, as the South East representative on the NWC, he was not aware of any such meeting.
“My attention has been drawn to a purported invitation of critical South East stakeholders of the PDP to a meeting with the National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party on Tuesday, January 28, 2025,” Odefa stated.
He further emphasized, “As the National Vice Chairman (South East) and member of the NWC representing the South East, I hereby authoritatively state that no such meeting is scheduled between the South East stakeholders and the NWC.”
Odefa referred to the Zonal Committee (ZEC) meeting held in Enugu on January 25, 2025, where all South East stakeholders gathered and unanimously agreed on matters related to the planned South East Zonal Congress.
“For the avoidance of doubt, all PDP South East critical stakeholders, staff of the National Secretariat, and the media should disregard the purported invitation to a meeting of the South East stakeholders with the NWC, as no such meeting was scheduled,” he concluded.
This clarification follows an earlier move by the party’s Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, and embattled National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who had sent out invitations for the meeting with the South East critical stakeholders in Abuja.