The disaster rocking the Peoples Democratic Get together
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 Impartial 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 concerning 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 specific discontent with the management of Performing Nationwide
Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum.
Their issues 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 courtroom case in search of to cease the train.
In swimsuit 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 swimsuit embrace INEC, the PDP, Damagum, and a number of 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
function of the social gathering’s counsel. The decide directed them to current proof of their authorisation earlier than the substantive listening to.
The courtroom subsequently mounted October 20 for the primary listening to and ordered all events to change courtroom
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 substitute, 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 Performing Chairman of INEC titled “RE: Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) Yr 2025
Elective Nationwide Conference: Petition Towards Forgery and Cloning of My Signature,” Anyanwu
said that the referenced letter was neither signed, accepted, nor issued by him.
The letter learn partially, “My consideration has been drawn to the above-titled official letter to the Impartial 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 surprising to have a solid/cloned model of my signature on the letter.
“I subsequently request that this felony conduct by officers of the Peoples Democratic Get together (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.