Senate Minority Leader and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Senator Abba Moro, has appealed to the party's Southeast caucus to abandon threats and focus on resolving internal conflicts through dialogue, in accordance with a recent Supreme Court judgment.

Speaking on Arise TV's political programme, Prime Time, Moro addressed the ongoing leadership crisis within the party, particularly regarding the controversial dual-position involving Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who contested for governor while serving as PDP National Secretary.

"When Senator Anyanwu went to contest for governor, he expected to win. By the constitution of the party, you cannot hold dual positions in the party and in government," Moro explained. "If he had won and become governor, he would have automatically resigned from the position of national secretary."

The crisis deepened when the Southeast caucus nominated Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as Anyanwu's replacement, leading to legal battles that eventually reached the Supreme Court. The court ruled that the party, not the judiciary, has the authority to select its officials, effectively nullifying the processes that had produced Udeh-Okoye as the replacement.

"The Supreme Court came with a verdict that all those processes, especially the court processes that threw up a replacement for Anyanwu, were set aside," the former Interior Minister stated. "And that it is the responsibility of the party to choose who their leaders are or who their officials are. That is the point that we are in here."

Moro emphasized that the PDP, as a law-abiding organization, must comply with the court's judgment. He revealed that the party's National Working Committee (NWC) had previously accepted the Southeast's nominee pending ratification, but the Supreme Court's intervention disrupted this process.

The Benue South Senator's appeal comes at a critical time for the PDP as it navigates internal divisions while preparing for future electoral contests. Political analysts suggest that resolving these leadership disputes is essential for the party's cohesion and electoral prospects.