Following the resignation of the Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi-led State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State, the party’s National Working Committee has appointed Fred Udeogu and nine others into the SWC.
An appointment letter dated April 9, 2021, which was sighted by our correspondent on Sunday, said their appointment was for a period of three months.
Recall that members of the Nwebonyi-led SWC had on March 28, 2021, announced their resignation and subsequent defection to the All Progressives Congress, saying the decision was as a result of the undemocratic practices bedevilling the PDP.
NNL reported that the NWC had sacked Nwebonyi and other executives of the PDP in the state following the defection of Governor David Umahi to the APC in November 2020.
Consequently, the PDP leadership appointed a caretaker committee led by Udeogu to pilot the affairs of the party in the state.
But Nwebonyi and some PDP executives in the state rejected their dissolution and consequently, dragged the party to court.
But speaking on their appointment after a brief meeting with party faithful, in Abakaliki, on Sunday, Udeogu said the NWC appointed them because they had been steadfast in the affairs of the party.
He said, “We thank God that the PDP has given us this opportunity because the appointment is extended to all the members of the State Working Committee in the Caretaker Committee.
“We have been holding the position steadfastly and diligently and we believe it is because of the way we have held the positions in the state that made them to appoint us.
“We have done our best to let the people know that the PDP is for Ebonyi people and the people believe in us; and with the mandate given to us, we have been able to let the people know that the PDP is the party to beat come 2023.”
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