Court Affirms Senator Anyanwu As PDP National Secretary

A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

While ruling, Justice Inyang Ekwo, also in a judgement delivered on Tuesday restrained the national leadership of the PDP from appointing any person as acting national secretary, adding that in line with the party’s constitution, Anyanwu’s four-year tenure ends December 9, 2025.

Justice Ekwo also declared that any meeting held or resolution reached by the party to prematurely remove or prevent Anyanwu from exercising the powers of his office would be in violation of Article 47 (1) of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017), hence, becomes null and void and of no effect.

The judge also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “from recognising any purported appointment of any person as national secretary of the party whether in acting capacity or otherwise other than Anyanwu, the elected national secretary of the 1st defendant (PDP).”

Recall that the court had, on Nov. 23, 2023, stopped the PDP from removing Anyanwu as national secretary pending the hearing and determination of the substantive matter.