By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed the purported removal of Chief Ali Odefa, Vice Chairman (South-East) of the party as null and void and of no effect.
The NWC of the PDP, under the Chairmanship Amb Ilya Damagum, equally disowned the claimed replacement of Odefa with another party member, Hon. Goodluck Chidiebere Egwu.
This was contained in a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba in Abuja.
The purported removal and replacement of Chief Odefa, the statement said, was not consistent with provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) and laid down Rules of the Party.
The NWC affirmed that Chief Ali Odefa remains the National Vice Chairman (South East) of the PDP and charged all leaders, critical stakeholders, members and supporters of our Party in the South East and the nation to disregard his purported replacement.
The statement by Ologunagba reads, “The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to the purported removal from office of Chief Ali Odefa as the National Vice Chairman, South East of our great Party.
“The NWC categorically declares the purported removal of Chief Ali Odefa and claimed replacement with another Party member, Hon. Goodluck Chidiebere Egwu as null and void and of no effect, not being consistent with provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) and laid down Rules of our great Party.”
