 Kodock's moderate faction, which was allied to the RDPC, emerged from the intraparty struggles as the dominant faction, although it was opposed by the party's more radical members.In 1996, the UPC split into different factions, one of which was led by Kodock and another by Ndeh Ntumazah.Kodock's faction held a congress at Makak in 1996, at which he was re-elected as Secretary-General.