Kogi SDP In Shambles as Parallel Excos Emerge Speaking with journalists in Lokoja on Wednesday night, Oricha criticised the organizers, labeling them as “faceless individuals.”
He maintained that holding the congress while a legal case on the matter was yet pending before a capable court was a “criminal violation of due process.”
“Our tenure will expire in April 2026, and we wonder why the rush to conduct an illegal congress,” he reported.
The Round Table gathered that Oricha eulogized the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for refusing to attend the controversial congress, which purportedly produced Ahmed Atta as chairman and Abdulrahman Idris (Sofather) as secretary, along with other party executives.
“We advice the general public, security agencies, and INEC to disregard this claimed congress, which was regulated by more or less individuals masquerading as party members.
“It has just come to my notice that any ghost individuals, claiming to be members of the Social Democratic Party in Kogi State, regulated a state congress today, Wednesday, February 12, 2025,” he disclosed
Meanwhile, in a counter-statement, the Press Secretary of SDP in Kogi State, Isaiah Davies Ijele, denounced Oricha’s claims, asserting that he had been “duly suspended” and had no legal authority to speak for the party.
“The recent unfounded claims and pronouncements made by Mr. Moses Oricha, a suspended former Chairman of the party, should be disregarded.
“Mr. Oricha, who was duly suspended and subsequently departed his position within the party, has no legal or moral standing to speak on behalf of the SDP or question the legitimacy of the recent congress held in Lokoja on March 12, 2025,” Ijele disclosed
Ijele further asserted that the congress was conducted in full compliance with the party’s nature and guidelines, with representatives from all local government areas present.
According to Ijele, “The congress was a resounding success, culminating in the election of new leadership under Hon. Ahmed Attah, who is committed to revitalizing the party and fostering solidarity within its ranks.”
He implored the public to disregard Oricha’s statements, corroborating that the SDP’s Kogi State chapter continues a “united party, focused on its scores and committed to providing effective representation for the people of Kogi State.”
“We require the public and our teeming supporters to be aware that the congress was sanctioned by the National Leadership of the party. The SDP Kogi State Chapter is an united front, measured to endure its mission of effective governance,” Ijele annexed.
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Published 3/14/2025