Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public
Communications and New Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,
FCT, Nyesom Wike, has hinted that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may not
field a presidential candidate in 2027.
Olayinka anchored his remark on the crisis surrounding the
position of the party’s National Secretary.
Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye have been at parallel
ends over who is the authentic PDP’s National Secretary despite a Supreme Court
judgment.
The fight for PDP’s authentic National Secretary began when
Anyanwu vacated the position to contest for governorship in Imo State in 2023.
While away, the Southeast caucus of the party endorsed
Ude-Okoye as Anyanwu’s replacement.
But Anyanwu returned to reclaim his position after losing
the governorship election.
Aggrieved by his action, Ude-Okoye approached the law courts
to seek redress.
While a High Court had sacked Anyanwu, the Supreme Court, in
March, gave a judgement that has further worsened the crisis.
However, Olayinka said PDP’s constitution is clear on who is
the National Secretary.
Posting on X, the FCT Minister’s spokesman said Anyanwu has
neither resigned nor is he dead, hence is the rightful National Secretary of
the party.
He wrote: “The only reason you will need party workers to
endorse someone as National Secretary of the PDP is because you know that you
are doing the wrong thing.
“The party constitution and the Supreme Court judgment
should be clear enough as to who the National Secretary is, and the Deputy
National Secretary can only act as Secretary in the event of resignation or
death of the National Secretary.
“In this case, Senator Samuel Anyanwu has not resigned. He
is not dead too.
“Like I said four months ago, PDP may not field any
candidate now, 2026 and 2027.”
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