THERE were indications on Saturday that the South East chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would endorse the return of all its officers who recently resigned from the national executive committee during her caucus meeting now slated for August.
The Guardian gathered reliably, that the caucus meeting, billed for Enugu on Sunday has to be shifted, following the postponement of the special national convention of the party.
Although there are several interests being expressed by individuals on the positions allocated to the party, since their former occupants resigned, it would appear that the leadership of the southeast has concluded plans to return all those who resigned, as they were said to have represented the zone well in the party.
"This will also foster peace and continuity, as well as give the various states that brought them up a sense of fulfillment," a source said.
But the National Vice Chairman of the party in the southeast, Col Austeen Akobundu (rtd), told The Guardian that the issue of endorsing the return of anybody would only be discussed when the zonal caucus meets.
He said, however, that the position allocated to the states before the resignation of the officers remains unchanged.
"We are not changing the positions. Abia State retains the National Vice Chairman (South East), Imo -National Women leader; Anambra -National Publicity Secretary; Ebonyi -Deputy National Secretary," he said.
He confirmed that the meeting was postponed "due to the postponement of the national convention of the party," adding that the southeast is solidly for PDP.
The Guardian