PDP chieftain slams governors’ forum over endorsement of Udey-Okoye as national secretary

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Daboikiabo Warmate, has strongly criticized the PDP Governors’ Forum for endorsing Sunday Udey-Okoye as the party’s national secretary, describing the move as unconstitutional and a “coup” against the party’s membership.

Warmate, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Tuesday, called for the immediate withdrawal of the forum’s resolution, which was issued following its Monday meeting in Ibadan.

The communiqué recognized Udey-Okoye as national secretary, a decision Warmate insists violates both the PDP constitution and a Supreme Court judgment.

“This resolution is nothing short of an unconstitutional declaration of a state of emergency…