Crisis: PDP has No SWC in Ebonyi, can’t suspend ex-guber candidate, Odii- Idike

By Uchenna Okeh Abakaliki 

The former gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii on Wednesday called on the general public and members of the party to disregard the fake suspension that is being paddled by some aggrieved and factions in the state.

The Director and Media Publicity of a political organisation known as ‘Anyi Ga Emeya’ Movement that championed the election of Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Moses Idika, made this known in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi State.

He called on the general public to disregard the purported suspension of some members of the party in Ebonyi State.

The Movement said that there was no functional State Working Committee (SWC) of the peoples Democratic Party, PDP, since the congress that saw to their emergence was quashed through a  judgement with suit no: FHC/AI/CS/183/2024 on Monday November 11, 2024. 

The also maintained that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja while ruling on suit no: FHA/ FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025 on Friday October 31, 2025 further affirmed the nullification of the purported congress as well as the expulsion of Ali Odefa from the PDP.

He, therefore,  called on the general public to ignore the purported suspension of leaders of the PDP Ebonyi State, adding that the faceless individuals had no locus standi nor any form of standing in the PDP. 

The statement reads in part: “The Attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State has been drawn to a statement purportedly signed by a faceless individual parading as “Publicity Secretary”.

Recall that the factional PDP in Ebonyi had stated that prominent leaders of the party in the state; the 2023 governorship candidate, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, the Deputy governorship candidate, Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, Solomon Onwe,  the Southeast National Vice Chairman, Goodluck Chidiebere Egwu; Immediate past PDP Ebonyi State Legal Adviser,  Chief Mudi Erhenede, Mr. Moses Idika among others were suspended from the party.

“For the avoidance of the doubt, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State currently has NO STATE WORKING COMMITTEE (SWC), and therefore, cannot take any decision on behalf of the party. 

“It would be recalled that the kangaroo congress organised by the former Southeast zonal Chairman of the party , Chief Ali Odefa has since been nullified via and quashed  via  a well-considered judgement  on suit no: FHC/AI/CS/183/2024 on Monday November 11, 2024. 

Idika stated that the PDP in Ebonyi was currently closing ranks with the National Working Committee (NWC) to get an appropriate date for Ebonyi State PDP Congresses.

“The PDP Ebonyi State is currently working with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP to fix appropriate date for the Ebonyi State PDP Congresses as affirmed by the ruling of the Federal High Court Abuja”,he said.

Reacting to the suspension also, Immediate past  Ebonyi State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Legal Adviser, Mudi Erhenede, who explained that those who suspended them had no office, described their actions as contempt of court.

His words: “They don’t even exist in law talk more of carrying out any act because the judgement of the federal high court is very clear and it nullified the entire so called congresses they did. 

“So, in the eyes of the law, they don’t even occupy any office. That person that is talking of being publicity Secretary, of which body? 

” I have instructed my office and we are going to serve them for 48 and for 49 and send them to prison because what they have done amounts to contempt of court. 

“The couldn’t even spell my name correctly to tell you that they are complete mad people. They couldn’t spell my surname and I saw it and I said is it me?

“We are going to respond to them appropriately. I have seen the statement but I am just laughing. Is that not madness”, Mudi Erhenede queried.