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The erstwhile acting National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Udeh Okoye, has resigned from the party, citing what helium described arsenic the party’s nonaccomplishment of “moral compass and ideological direction.”
In a resignation missive dated October 13, 2025, and addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman successful Agbogugu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, Okoye said his determination followed “deep reflection and cautious consideration.”
“After heavy reflection and cautious consideration, I privation to formally tender my resignation arsenic a subordinate of the Peoples Democratic Party,” the erstwhile lawmaker wrote. “This determination did not travel lightly.”
Okoye, who erstwhile served arsenic the PDP National Youth Leader earlier his elevation to National Secretary, expressed gratitude to the enactment for providing him the level to service astatine assorted levels.
“For the invaluable accidental to contention and service arsenic a subordinate of the Enugu State House of Assembly, the National Youth Leader of the party, and astir precocious arsenic the National Secretary, I stay profoundly grateful to the party, its leaders, and members astatine each levels,” helium stated.
The erstwhile scribe lamented that the PDP had deviated from the principles of unity, justice, and equity upon which it was founded.
“Over time, I person watched with expanding interest arsenic the ideals and imaginativeness of the founding fathers of the PDP, built connected the principles of unity, justice, and equity, person been eroded,” helium wrote.
He further accused the enactment of abandoning its archetypal values, saying it nary longer represents the anticipation it erstwhile offered Nigerians.
“The PDP that erstwhile stood arsenic a beacon of anticipation for antiauthoritarian governance has regrettably mislaid its motivation compass and ideological direction,” Okoye declared.
According to him, remaining successful the enactment would beryllium a betrayal of his conscience.
“After overmuch contemplation, I person travel to the solemn decision that I tin nary longer, successful bully conscience, stay wrong a strategy that has strayed truthful acold from its archetypal purpose,” helium said.
“Therefore, I americium compelled to portion ways with the PDP arsenic I embark connected a progressive travel dedicated to restoring the values of democracy, accountability, and work to the people, which the enactment has sadly abandoned.”
Despite his criticism, Okoye ended his missive connected a conciliatory note, thanking his colleagues and enactment members for their enactment implicit the years.
“I convey you, the ward executives, and each enactment members astatine each levels for your support, friendship, and shared moments of service,” helium concluded.
LEADE reports that Okoye’s resignation has added to a increasing database of high-profile exits from the PDP successful caller months, arsenic interior crises, enactment tussles, and ideological drift proceed to plague the absorption party.
While respective defectors person joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) oregon different governmental platforms, Okoye was yet to state his adjacent governmental move. However, helium mightiness travel the Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, to the APC on Tuesday.
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