The disaster rocking the Peoples Democratic Social gathering
has taken a brand new twist because the social gathering’s Nationwide Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has petitioned the Division of State Companies, Inspector Normal of Police and the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee over an alleged forgery of his signature, a growth that additional threatens the conduct of the social gathering’s deliberate November nationwide conference.
In petitions dated October 15 and submitted to INEC, DSS, and the IGP on October 16, Anyanwu asserted that he by no means signed the August 29 letter to INEC relating to the November 15–16 Nationwide Conference.
Recall that regardless of the choice to carry its Nationwide Elective Conference in Ibadan, Oyo State,
on November 15 and 16, pressure persists inside the PDP as allies of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, proceed to precise discontent with the management of Appearing Nationwide
Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum.
Their considerations revolve round unresolved disputes over SouthSouth zonal management, management of social gathering constructions in Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Plateau, and different states, in addition to disagreements on the micro-zoning method for the upcoming conference. These
disputes have now escalated right into a court docket case in search of to cease the train.
In go well with quantity FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/25, PDP chairmen
from Imo and Abia States, Austin Nwachukwu and Amah Abraham Nnanna, together with the South-South Zonal Secretary, Turnah Alabah George, accused the
Damagum-led Nationwide Working Committee of breaching the social gathering’s structure and inside election tips, prompting judicial intervention.
The defendants listed within the go well with embody INEC, the PDP, Damagum, and several other different senior members.
At Tuesday’s proceedings earlier than Justice James Omotosho of the Federal Excessive Court docket, Abuja, the
case was adjourned to October 16 following a disagreement over who had the authority to characterize the PDP.Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Kamaldeen Ajibade and Chief Chris Uche, each laid declare to the
position of the social gathering’s counsel. The decide directed them to current proof of their authorisation earlier than the substantive listening to.
The court docket subsequently fastened October 20 for the principle listening to and ordered all events to trade court docket
paperwork by October 17.
In the meantime, a letter dated October 16 and signed by 14 members of the Nationwide Working Committee
reaffirmed the choice to take away the Nationwide Authorized Adviser, citing alleged compromise, and to nominate
Uche (SAN) as his alternative, based on a report by PUNCH On-line.
In his response, Ajibade maintained that he’s nonetheless the social gathering’s Nationwide Authorized Adviser with the
authority to characterize the PDP, emphasising that solely a nationwide conference has the facility to take away him from that place.
In his petition, Anyanwu denied the authorship of the letter despatched to INEC, allegedly bearing
his signature, and known as on the IGP and DSS to conduct an investigation into the matter.
In his letter to the Appearing Chairman of INEC titled “RE: Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) Yr 2025
Elective Nationwide Conference: Petition Towards Forgery and Cloning of My Signature,” Anyanwu
said that the referenced letter was neither signed, permitted, nor issued by him.
The letter learn partially, “My consideration has been drawn to the above-titled official letter to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) with Ref. No. PDP/DOM/GF.2/Vol. 1M/25-140 dated Monday, August 25, 2025, purportedly signed by me.
“Regrettably, the quoted letter was by no means signed, authorised, or identified to me.”It’s stunning to have a cast/cloned model of my signature on the letter.
“I subsequently request that this legal conduct by officers of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP)
and their collaborators inside INEC be investigated and the culprits prosecuted.
“Hooked up herewith is an excerpt of the solid doc for ease of reference.”
In a separate letter to the DSS Director Normal, titled “Petition Towards Forgery and Cloning of My
Signature,” Anyanwu urged an investigation and prosecution of PDP officers and INEC collaborators concerned within the alleged crime.