The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a dramatic turn following the discovery of a forged signature of the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, on a convention notice reportedly submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Umar Damagum-led faction of the party. The controversy has deepened existing divisions…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied claims that it is currently facing any internal crisis, insisting that what many people see as confusion is simply a misunderstanding of roles within the party. In a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the main opposition party explained that there is no leadership tussle,…
Damagum The question of who is the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was laid to rest on Monday as the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, told journalists after end of the National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the party that Senator Samuel Anyanwu has been officially reinstated. Speaking to journalists after the…
Saraki Former Senate President and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Reconciliation Committee, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has declared that the party must resolve the prolonged controversy surrounding its national secretary before it can convene a proper National Executive Committee meeting or hold a successful national convention. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Friday…
Damagum, PDP acting chairman The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated following the rejection of Samuel Anyanwu reinstatement as national secretary by 11 out of 19 members of the National Working Committee (NWC). In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the 11 NWC members also insisted that the party’s National Executive…
Anyanwu The lingering issue of who is national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been put to rest. This is as the party has finally reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary. This decision was announced on Wednesday by the party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, during a press briefing at the PDP…
Prof. Yakubu The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to resolve the ambiguity surrounding its national secretary position. Yakubu made this appeal during a private meeting with the National Working Committee (NWC) and party stakeholders in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the…
Damagum, acting PDP National Chairman In what looks like a fight back, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has pointedly told the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that the position of the National Secretary is an internal affairs of the party. This, it is understood, forms the basis of the PDD meeting with the Chairman of…
National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, said on Saturday that the campaign to dislodge him from his post stemmed from his friendship with Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike. Anyanwu, who was restored to the position on Friday by the Supreme Court following protracted litigation, said he has all…
The embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has resumed duty at the party’s National Headquarters on Monday despite the PDP Governors’ Forum endorsing Sunday Ude-Okoye as the party’s scribe. On Friday, the PDP Governors’ Forum, led by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, confirmed Ude-Okoye as the National Secretary, citing…
