From Taiwo Amodu, Abuja

THE Peoples Democratic Party has said it was yet to withdrew its support for the Vitalis Okafor-led Imo State PDP Caretaker Committee.

Daily Sun investiga­tion showed that the state chapter has been polarised into factions over the com­position of the caretaker committee believed to be loyal to former deputy speaker of House of Rep­resentatives, Emeka Ihe­dioha. Leading agitation for the dissolution of the Imo PDP caretaker com­mittee is Senator Hope Uzodinma.

Further investigation indicated that trouble-shooting efforts by the National Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu- Sheriff failed to placate the Uzodinma group.

Reacting to speculation that the Vitalis Okafor-led leadership of the party has been dissolved, National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh dismissed it as unfounded, as he noted that the party’s National Working Com­mittee would continue to accord it legitimacy.

“The attention of the National Working Com­mittee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to misconceptions and mis­interpretation of the state of affairs in the Imo State chapter of the party.

“The NWC, hereby clarifies that the local gov­ernment and ward care­taker committees have not been dissolved by the party. They are fully in charge of the ward and local government affairs of the party in the state and are hereby directed to work with the Vitalis Oka­for-led State Caretaker Committee…”