Enugu State Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Dr Sebastine Okafor has blamed the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, for the endless crisis in the state chapter of the party.
DAILY POST reports that the Enugu NDC has not known peace since May 4, 2026 after its state congress was conducted.
Although Dr Johnpaul Ani and others emerged as members of the State Working Committee, there have been alleged attempts by some NWC members to derecognize them.
The crisis worsened during the primary election, with the exercise ending in confusion, especially within another faction of the party.
A few days ago, about 80 members of the party, who participated in the primary election under the rival faction, blamed the crisis on certain leaders, including Chief Dr Mathias Omeh.
The aspirants, led by Sir SKC Ogbonnia, mentioned Omeh as one of those contributing to the crisis within the party.
However, the Party Secretary, in a statement he issued on Monday, urged the aggrieved aspirants not to blame Omeh.
Instead, he said members of the NWC should be held responsible.
He described the inclusion of Omeh’s name in the publication as unfair, misleading, and an attempt to shift responsibility from those directly connected with the issues confronting the party.
According to him, the matters being complained about were decisions and actions taken by members of the National Working Committee of the party, and not Omeh, who according to him had consistently advocated dialogue, reconciliation, and unity among party stakeholders.
He stated
