South-South PDP re-elects Orbih zonal chairman

The South-South Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party has reelected Dan Orbih as its chairman.

The election passed off in Calabar, Cross River State, on Saturday in the course of the get together’s zonal congress.

Chairman of the electoral committee Vita Abba mentioned Orbih polled 174 votes to emerge the winner of the election.

Different officers elected embody Alabah Turnah, (Secretary), Evelyn Weke (Treasurer), Ijeoma Obani (Monetary Secretary) and Timothy Okwoche (Organising Secretary).

Different elected officers are Iyrneri Briggs (Authorized Adviser), Prince Etim Isong (Publicity Secretary), Loveday Abaribote (Auditor), Phenomena Esubok  (Girl chief), and Patrick Asuquo (Youth Chief).

Talking after the congress, the newly elected zonal chairman, Orbih mentioned the get together’s issues are self-inflicted and promised to finish impunity and imposition within the get together and begin the method of redeveloping and rebranding the get together.

He mentioned “We’ll proceed to do what is correct for the curiosity and growth of our get together within the South South and Nigeria.

“It is a very crucial second within the historical past of our get together and we’re going to do all we are able to to finish the period of impunity and imposition.

“We can even begin the method of rebuilding and rebranding our get together. The expectations are excessive however we is not going to disappoint the get together.”

He additionally disclosed that he’s not conscious of any court docket injunction saying the get together can’t conduct the zonal congress.

He mentioned they’re guided by the order of the Federal Excessive Courtroom Abuja to conduct the Congress.

PidomNigeria On-line experiences that PDP, on Saturday, dismissed claims that it carried out its South-South Zonal Congress, stating {that a} reported gathering in Calabar, Cross River State, was not an official occasion of the get together.

The dismissal was made in an announcement by the get together’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.

“The eye of the Nationwide Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to a reported social gathering in Calabar, Cross River State, the place the organisers falsely claimed identical to be the South-South Zonal Congress of the PDP.

“On the contrary, the PDP states in clear phrases that it has not carried out its South-South Zonal Congress neither is it in any manner concerned within the mentioned gathering in Calabar”, the assertion partly learn.