Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, yesterday, declared that the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are determined to restore the South-East to the PDP region.

He stated that the party remains the pride of the South-East, stressing that the ongoing developments should not deter its members from striving for greatness.

Mbah spoke as the party’s zonal congress, held in Enugu, unanimously returned Ali Odefa as its National Vice Chairman (South-East); James Ugwu as the Zonal Secretary and eight other zonal working committee members.

The governor, who addressed enthusiastic party delegates drawn from the five states of the region, said the PDP truly understands the people’s demands and expectations and would do all in their ability to meet them.

He said: “I am proud to see so many of you in this arena this afternoon. It is a potent reminder that democracy is a participatory endeavour, and our party is always committed to that ideal. We thank everyone gathered here for coming out en masse to further give meaning to our party’s conviction that democracy is the power of the people in action.