PDP bows to court order, appoints Acting National Secretary

<p>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has named Setonji Koshoedo as its acting National Secretary of the party.</p>, <p>The decision was taken by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).</p>, <p>Koshoedo was previously the Deputy National Secretary and will now assume the role of the National Secretary pending the outcome of a legal case currently before the Enugu High Court.</p>, <p>The announcement was made by the PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, following an NWC meeting held on Tuesday.</p>, <p>Damagum explained that Koshoedo’s appointment was necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the party in the midst of the ongoing legal proceedings.</p>, <p>“We decided that the Deputy National Secretary should take over in an acting capacity pending the resolution of the Court case,” Damagum stated.</p>, <p>“We also direct parties involved in the Court case to stand down action for the party’s due process,” he said.</p>, <p>Damagum further disclosed that the appointment was made in light of conflicting court orders regarding the position of the National Secretary.</p>