In response to a notice move submitted by Nwabueze Ugwu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, an Enugu State High Court has issued an order declaring the position vacant.
In Enugu, the court issued a temporary order requiring the defendants in the case—the PDP national chairman, national secretary, and deputy national chairman South-East—to acknowledge Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the candidate the South East Zonal Executive Committee recommended to succeed the outgoing national secretary while the motion on notice is being considered.
