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By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — Despite allegations of forgery levelled by the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, and a pending tribunal lawsuit implicit the party’s forthcoming National Convention, the Deputy National Legal Adviser, Barr. Okechukwu Osuoha, has assured that the normal volition spell connected arsenic scheduled.
Speaking exclusively with Vanguard successful Abuja connected Sunday, Osuoha confirmed that the substance was already earlier the tribunal but expressed optimism that the ineligible quality would not derail the exercise.
“My brother, you cognize that the substance is already successful court. And successful law, whenever a substance is earlier the court, you don’t remark connected it due to the fact that it amounts to what’s called sub judice,” helium said.
While refraining from discussing further details, the PDP ineligible serviceman said enactment leaders were hopeful of a favourable outcome.
“Yes, I judge the adjacent adjourned day is sometime adjacent week. Let’s spot however things go. The lawsuit is inactive pending successful court, but everybody is hopeful. By the grace of God, we’ll past it and inactive spell up with the convention,” helium added.
Osuoha’s remarks travel a petition by Senator Anyanwu, who alleged that his signature was forged connected an authoritative missive sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) notifying it of the upcoming PDP National Convention.
In the petition dated October 15, 2025, and addressed to the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), and INEC, Anyanwu denied authorising the letter, describing it arsenic a merchandise of forgery.
“My attraction has been drawn to an authoritative missive to INEC with Ref. No. PDP/DOM/GF.2/Vol.1M/25–140 dated August 25, 2025, purportedly signed by me. Regrettably, the quoted missive was ne'er signed, authorised, oregon known to me. It is shocking to person a forged oregon cloned mentation of my signature connected the letter,” helium stated.
The embattled National Secretary, who has been astatine loggerheads with the Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, and different members of the National Working Committee (NWC), called for a full-scale probe to place and prosecute those liable for the alleged forgery.
The crisis, which has festered since the 2023 statesmanlike primaries that produced erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar arsenic the PDP’s emblem bearer, continues to disagreement the absorption enactment up of its National Convention scheduled for November 15–16, 2025, successful Ibadan, Oyo State.
The station Anyanwu’s forgery assertion won’t halt PDP normal — Deputy Legal Adviser appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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