Court dismisses PDP’s factional national secretary, Anyanwu’s suit against INEC and others

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the fresh suit filed by a factional National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, after he applied to withdraw the matter. At the resumed hearing, Anyanwu’s lawyer, U. C. Njemanze-Aku, told the court that the suit had been overtaken by events. […]

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PDP NWC suspends national secretary, national legal adviser, others

National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade; National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; Deputy Legal Adviser, Okechukwu Osuoha; and National Organizing Secretary, Umaru Bature for one month following a court ruling that halted the party’s planned national convention. Addressing the press, the PDP National Publicity […]

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Nigerian Supreme Court reinstates Anyanwu as PDP National Secretary

It appears now that Nigerian Supreme Court may have on Friday reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), even though it didn’t specifically pronounce him as such. This is because the Nigeria’s apex Court, in a unanimous judgment of a five-member panel said the matters bordering on the […]

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PDP acting chair, Damagum, NWC confirm Ude-Okoye as national secretary

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) much-anticipated meeting, presided over by Acting National Chairman Umar Damagum, concluded on Wednesday. According to Sahara Reporters, thirteen NWC members voted to recognise Sunday Ude-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary. The outgoing secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, received zero votes, as no NWC member, including Damagum, […]

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