PDP shakes up S-South, dissolves Akwa Ibom exco

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the Akwa Ibom State Executive Committee and approved caretaker committees to tally the affairs of some its Akwa Ibom and Cross River authorities chapters, successful a large shake-up of the party’s structures successful the South-South.

The improvement was announced successful a connection connected Tuesday night, signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, connected behalf of the National Working Committee (NWC).

He said the decisions were taken pursuant to the powers conferred connected the NWC nether the PDP Constitution (as amended successful 2017).

“The National Working Committee (NWC) of our large Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has astatine its gathering today, Tuesday, September 30th, 2025, pursuant to its powers nether the Constitution of the PDP (as amended successful 2017) approved the dissolution of the Akwa State Executive of the Party,” Ologunagba said.

In Akwa Ibom, the NWC approved a 31-member caretaker committee to oversee the party’s affairs for a play not exceeding 3 months, oregon until caller elections are held.

The committee is chaired by Igwat Umoren, with Harrison Ekpo arsenic lawman president and Borono Bassey arsenic secretary. Other cardinal officers see Bar. Ewa Okpo arsenic publicity secretary, Emman Mbong arsenic organizing secretary, Hon. Aniekan Asuquo arsenic younker leader, Mary Silvia Abara arsenic pistillate leader, and Barr. Enoch Enoch arsenic ineligible adviser.

For Cross River, the NWC said the determination followed the expiration of the four-year tenure of the authorities executive.

An 18-member caretaker committee, led by Rt. Hon. Bassey Eko Ewa arsenic president and Dr. Bassey Joseph Adim arsenic secretary, volition presume power of the section from October 1, 2025, for a akin three-month period.

“The Caretaker Committee is to negociate the affairs of the Party successful Cross River State from Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 for a play not exceeding 3 months, oregon until specified a clip a caller State Executive Committee volition beryllium elected successful the State,” Ologunagba said.

The PDP urged stakeholders successful some states to rally down the caller committees and debar divisions that could weaken the party.

“The NWC charges each leaders, captious stakeholders and teeming members of our Party successful Cross River State to stay agreed and proceed to enactment unneurotic for the advancement of the Party,” it added.

A akin telephone was made regarding Akwa Ibom: “The NWC calls connected each leaders, captious stakeholders and teeming members of our Party successful Akwa Ibom State to stay agreed and proceed to enactment unneurotic for the advancement of the Party.”

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