Former PDP National Secretary Udeh-Okoye Quits Party

Former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sunday Udeh-Okoye, has resigned from the party, marking yet another major defection from the opposition in the South East.

In a letter addressed to his ward chairman in Agbogugu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, and obtained by TVC News, Udeh-Okoye announced his decision to leave the PDP, citing the erosion of the party’s founding values.

He expressed gratitude to the PDP for offering him opportunities to serve in various capacities, including as a member of the Enugu State House of Assembly, former National Youth Leader, and until recently, the National Secretary of the party.

According to him, the PDP has lost the ideals of unity, justice, and equity upon which it was founded. He lamented that the party, once regarded as a symbol of hope for democracy in Nigeria, has “lost its moral compass and ideological direction.”

Although Udeh-Okoye did not disclose his next political move, he hinted at embarking on what he described as a “progressive journey” to restore the values of democracy, accountability, and genuine service to the people—principles he said the PDP had abandoned.

Party insiders say his resignation adds to the growing wave of defections by PDP leaders in the South East, a region once considered one of the party’s strongest bases.

Udeh-Okoye was nominated by the PDP’s South East Zonal Working Committee as a replacement for Senator Sam Anyanwu, who left his position to contest the Imo governorship election, but the nomination was reportedly rejected by the national leadership.

His exit deepens the crisis within the PDP, which has been struggling to maintain unity and relevance amid internal disputes and the defection of key figures to rival political blocs.