The reinstated Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Mr Tochuku Okorie has called on aggrieved members of the party in the State to explore internal mechanism in seeking peaceful resolution.
Mr. Okorie stated that his affirmation as the authentic Chairman of the party in the state, was a victory for the entire members of the party.
A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Monday declared Okorie as the rightful Chairman of the PDP in Ebonyi State.
It would be recalled that Mr. Silas Onu who contested the chairmanship position with Okorie a year ago had filed a suit asking a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare him the winner of the election, on the grounds that Mr Okorie purchased and submitted his chairmanship form after the deadline set for doing so by the party had elapsed.
The Abuja Federal High Court had in its ruling sacked Okorie and directed the Party to recognize Mr Onu as the authentic Chairman of the Party.
Dissatisfied by the ruling of the Federal High Court, Mr Okorie approached the Court of Appeal which yestetday upturned the ruling of the lower Court on Monday and declared that the lower Court erred by delving into the internal matter of the party.
In a press statement issued on Tuesday by Mr Okorie, titled: “PDP, this is our victory”, he called on the members of the party to end the disagreements, as the time to move forward had come.
He called on both aspirants, and candidates for various elective positions in the PDP to close ranks with one another and work together to revive the love and brotherhood that gave the party victories since 1999 till date in the State.
Okorie called on aggrieved members of the party to explore internal mechanisms in seeking peaceful resolutions of their grievances and let all hands be on deck working together for their collective victory. Ends.