By Ogochukwu Isioma
The South South Zonal Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), under the leadership of Chief Dan Osi Orbih, has issued a stern warning to Mr. Debo Ologunagba, the Party’s National Publicity Secretary.
In a statement on Friday, the PDP zonal working committee warned Ologunagba to refrain from interfering with or discussing matters related to the Party’s affairs in the South South Zone and its respective states.
The warning comes on the heels of a recent statement attributed to Ologunagba, in which he criticized Governors Umo Eno and Sheriff Oborevwori of Akwa Ibom and Delta States, respectively, for their open declaration of support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress in the 2027 general elections.
Describing the statement credited to the Party’s National Publicity Secretary as reckless, the PDP South South zone warned Ologunagba to stay away from Edo PDP with his “unsolicited unholy comments during this Holy Week.”
In a statement by its Zonal Publicity Secretary, Prince Etim Isong, the PDP South South noted that Ologunagba has failed to differentiate between expressing personal opinion and officially speaking on behalf of the party.
The PDP South South zonal leadership stressed that such a character is unfit to hold the sacred office of the National Publicity Secretary of the Party.
“The Party in the South South Zone is tired of the constant embarrassing and shameful conduct of this Debo Ologunagba and wishes for him to desist, forthwith, from interfering, discussing, or issuing any statements regarding issues concerning or relating to the Party in the South South Zone or any of its States. Ignoring this warning will attract severe consequences,” the Zonal leadership warned.
The PDP South South emphasized that Ologunagba’s tendency to make unguarded statements has contributed to the many avoidable crises the Party has faced.
“His unprofessional conduct is seen as a significant factor in the PDP’s ongoing struggles to regain power in Ondo State,” the statement stressed.
The PDP zonal leadership insisted that acts of disrespect towards leaders of the Party in the South South will not be tolerated from Ologunagba or anyone else.
They reiterated that Ologunagba’s carelessness has also led to affronts demonstrated by the Party’s Governors’ Forum toward the Supreme Court regarding recent pronouncements concerning the office of the National Secretary of the Party.
“In light of these issues, the South South Zonal Working Committee reiterates that Ologunagba is unfit to speak for the Party in matters affecting its interests in this zone,” the statement concluded.
