The Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed a purported suspension of leaders of the party in the state by a faceless individual parading as the party’s state publicity Secretary.
A statement was circulated on some WhatsApp groups on Wednesday purporting that the leader of the party in the state and its 2023 governorship candidate, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, the Deputy governorship candidate, Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, Solomon Onwe, the South-east National Vice Chairman, Goodluck Chidiebere Egwu; Immediate past PDP Ebonyi State Legal Adviser, Chief Mudi Erhenede, Mr Moses Idika had been suspended.
However, in a swift reaction the party in a statement issued in Abakaliki and signed by Moses Idika, the Director of Media and Publicity of the Anyi Ga Emeya Movement, the party’s campaign organisation in Ebonyi State, called on the public to ignore the statement as there was no suspension of the party leaders.
The party called on the party members and the general public to ignore the puroorted suspension as there was no State Working Committee of the party in the state currently and therefore, there was no state structure that can carry out such action.
The statement reads:
“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” PDP Ebonyi which stated that preeminent leaders of the party in the state, including the Leader of the party and the 2023 governorship candidate, High Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, the Deputy governorship candidate, Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, Rt. Hon Solomon Onwe, the Southeast National Vice Chairman, Hon. Goodluck Chidiebere Egwu; Immediate past PDP Ebonyi State Legal Adviser, Chief Mudi Erhenede, Mr. Moses Idika among others have been 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 will 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.
“It is also instructive to note 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.
“We therefore, call on the general public to ignore the purported suspension of leaders of the PDP Ebonyi State as the faceless individual has no locus standi nor any form of standing in the PDP.
“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.
