Gladiators in the People Democratic Party (PDP) political firmament may have renewed hostility if the current development playing out is anything to go by.
For some times now, the main opposition party has been plagued by inter and intra party crisis, tearing the fabric of the party apart.
As a pointer to the ensuing crisis and fragile peace pervading the party, two gladiators, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the
national secretary of the party and High Chief Ali Odefa, the party’s National Vice Chairman, South East, Monday disagreed over the Southeast stakeholders’ planned meeting with the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
In a separate press release made available to Blueprint in Abuja Anyanwu extended an invitation to the South East Stakeholders, only for Odefa in a counter statement punctured it, saying no such meeting was scheduled between the South East Stakeholders and NWC.
The said statement with the caption: NWC did not scheduled meeting with South East Stakeholders reads: “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 the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, January 28, 2025
“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
“For the avoidance of doubt, the PDP South East has at the Zonal Committee (ZEC) meeting attended by all South East critical stakeholders in Enugu, Enugu State on Friday, January 25, 2025, discussed and unanimously agreed on all matters related to the planned South East Zonal Congress
“All PDP South East Critical Stakeholder, staff of the National Secretariat of the PDP and the media should therefore disregard the purported invitation to a meeting of the South East Stakeholders with the NWC as no such meeting was scheduled.
Party Spokesperson’s position
Reacting over the development, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba told newsmen that he is not aware of any meeting by the NWC with the stakeholders of the party in the Southeast Zone of our part
Ologunagba said: “I’m aware that last Friday, the Zone held a very successful meeting where all critical stakeholders were present, led by the governor of Enugu, Mr. Mba. They held a successful meeting, which was all over the world in the public domain.
“So, the NWC, and if the NWC is going to hold a meeting with any organ of the party or any zone of the party, or any unit of the party, I, as the National Public Secretary, will be aware.
“For tomorrow’s rumoured meeting, I am not aware of any. There’s no scheduling of any. And to that extent, I will take that as a rumour.
“The NWC did not approve and did not schedule. There will be a daily meeting with the Southeast Zone tomorrow, as you have indicated, because I’m not aware of any. The NWC did not approve and did not schedule any meeting.”