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The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party has strongly condemned the recent postponement of the party's scheduled June 30 National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and the reinstatement of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary, News360 Nigeria reports.

In a statement signed by BoT Chairman Senator Adolphus Wabara, the party elders described the actions of the Acting National Chairman as a gross violation of the PDP Constitution, emphasizing that NEC decisions are binding and cannot be reversed by any single individual.

Wabara insisted that NEC, being the party's highest decision-making body after the national convention, had already fixed the 100th NEC meeting date at its last gathering on May 27, 2025, and no one has the authority to countermand that resolution.

He also faulted the attempt to reinstate Anyanwu, noting it contravened a Supreme Court judgment and previous decisions by the party’s National Working Committee, which had directed the Deputy National Secretary to act in that role.

In a twist, a group of deputy national officers of the party issued a joint statement backing the NEC postponement and Anyanwu’s reinstatement, signaling widening cracks within the party leadership.

Meanwhile, the legal tussle over who holds the rightful position of PDP National Secretary remains unresolved.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 22 for hearing on the matter, with several applications, objections, and joinder requests already delaying judgment.

While Anyanwu’s lawyer requested a shorter date, other parties argued that the issue had already been settled by the Supreme Court, which ruled that such disputes fall within the exclusive authority of political parties.

Justice Umar, now handling the matter, has directed all parties to respond to pending motions ahead of the September hearing.

Fiscus105:
The curse you guys inflicted upon yourself in 2015 will sure end anything called PDP.



Gragra you are doing that won't scape the hurdles of official hammer wen it get to INEC table, why can't you wait for 4 months, and let the tenure of mole expires, before you start to re-strategies?

adioolayi:
PDP won't have candidates in the office cycle elections ...except their forms have been signed by Anyawu...

More politicians will defect from the PDP... because they won't be able to elect officers in November 2025 when the tenure of Anyawu is expected to lapse.

Who will sign the letter to call for NEC meeting of November

Fiscus105:
The curse you guys inflicted upon yourself in 2015 will sure end anything called PDP.



Gragra you are doing that won't scape the hurdles of official hammer wen it get to INEC table, why can't you wait for 4 months, and let the tenure of mole expires, before you start to re-strategies?

bolaayenimo:
The party is in Wike’s hands and unfortunately, Wike is 98 percent in APC

onatisi:
you are right o
INEC will insist that it will only recognise correspondence from Anyawu. they should just let the man finish his term, then remove him

seunmsg:
What’s the point holding a NEC in which the decisions reached won’t be recognized by INEC?

adioolayi:
PDP won't have candidates in the office cycle elections ...except their forms have been signed by Anyawu...

InfoGuru118:
https://news360ng.com/pdp-crisis-deepens-as-bot-rejects-anyanwus-return-affirm-nec-meeting/

fergie001:
Very good...... It is now, you are ready to do opposition.

Ngeneukwuenu... Akanbi should come to Abia now otherwise .....hmmm

It is a big lie.

INEC has no business with intra-party issues, I have continued to hammer this.

The NEC meeting that removed Oshiomhole had only one signature.... Victor Giadom.

This is not true.

Anambra election was signed by the National Chairman. And Acting National Secretary, Kosheodo, it has been published by INEC. There is also a formal notice to INEC based on the NWC meeting of 29/5/25 that Anyanwu has been replaced. The National Chairman is trying to be clever by half... He personally signed that letter.

Again...in Jegede & PDP v Akeredolu, Aiyedatiwa, APC & INEC.

The Supreme Court held that there is no law that makes it compulsory for a National Chairman & National Secretary to sign the forms. The Apex Court held that one of the two can sign and even if it is signed in error, as long as the Primaries held in compliance with INEC rules, there is no punishment according to the law.

ElevationD:
I asked you a question a few days ago, and let me repeat it:

What will happen if the PDP leadership waits until the disputed tenure of Samuel Anyanwu expires in December? What will go wrong, seeing as you said the other day, that INEC apparently laid a trap.

Fiscus105:
The curse you guys inflicted upon yourself in 2015 will sure end anything called PDP.



Gragra you are doing which won't scape the h official hammer wen it gets to INEC table, why can't you wait for 4 months, and let the tenure of mole expires, before you start to re-strategies?

Chinjo2:
I keep wondering why it is so difficult for a whole party like PDP to clip wike's wing.

seunmsg:
What’s the point holding a NEC in which the decisions reached won’t be recognized by INEC?