A group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, known as the Conference of Professionals, CP-PDP, has backed Sunday Ude-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary.

In a statement made available to DAILY POST on Sunday, signed by its Protem National Coordinator, Barr. Obinna Nwachukwu, the group said it took the stand after a review of the issues in the party, as well as the recent Supreme Court judgement.

It said it welcomed the judgement of the Supreme Court which decisively affirmed the supremacy of political parties in the management of their internal affairs, including determination of its officials, membership and even nomination of candidates for election among others, to which the courts have no jurisdiction.

“The Conference notes that the judgment has further strengthened the nation’s democracy by affirming the powers of political parties to internally determine their structures and operations in compliance with the provisions of their Constitutions and Guidelines.

“Against this backdrop, the Conference stands with the stated position of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP in recognizing Rt. Hon. SKE Udeh-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary of the PDP, Okoye having emerged through the internal democratic processes in line with provisions of the PDP Constitution.

“The Conference urges Rt. Hon. Udeh-Okoye to brace up and join hands with other members of the NWC to further stabilize the PDP by instilling discipline, reconciliations, unity of purpose and strengthening our party’s structure across the country for the task ahead.

“The Conference again urges the leadership of the PDP to sanitize the party by immediately expelling the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, from the party,” the statement read