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The nationalist caput of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has alleged that his signature was forged connected the party’s notification missive to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the behaviour of its National Convention which volition beryllium held adjacent period successful Ibadan, Oyo State.
Anyanwu stated this successful a petition to the Department of State Services (DSS), Inspector General of Police (IGP) and INEC.
The petitions were dated October 15 and submitted to INEC, DSS, and the IGP connected October 16.
Attempts to get the PDP spokesman, Hon Debo Ologunagba, to remark connected the substance proved abortive arsenic helium didn’t respond to calls arsenic of property time.
However, a enactment root told LEADERSHIP that the enactment volition formally code the claims made by the nationalist caput connected Monday.
The root said, “I conjecture the satellite tin spot that the essence of these allegations is to halt the convention, but we are unfazed.”
Another source, who said the nationalist secretary’s assertion was untrue, said helium so co-sign the PDP missive with nationalist chairman, Illiya Damagum, to INEC arsenic was stated astatine the 102nd National Executive Committee meeting.
The root recalled that astatine the party’s NEC gathering attended by Anyanwu, Bauchi State politician Bala Mohammed had publically declared that “all connection to INEC has been signed by our National Working Committee”
He added that the connection was made successful the beingness of enactment leaders, and INEC observers astatine the NEC.
“Anyanwu who was contiguous astatine the gathering did not entity to the announcement and allowed it to stand,” the root said.
However, Anyanwu, successful his petition, said helium did not motion the August 29 missive to INEC regarding the planned November 15–16 National Convention successful Ibadan.
In the petition, Anyanwu denied the authorship of the missive sent to INEC, allegedly bearing his signature, and called connected the IGP and DSS to behaviour an probe into the matter.
In his missive to the Acting Chairman of INEC titled “RE: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Year 2025 Elective National Convention: Petition Against Forgery and Cloning of My Signature,” Anyanwu stated that the referenced missive was neither signed, approved, nor issued by him.
The missive work successful part, “My attraction has been drawn to the above-titled authoritative missive to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with Ref. No. PDP/DOM/GF.2/Vol. 1M/25-140 dated Monday, 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/cloned mentation of my signature connected the letter.
“I truthful petition that this transgression behaviour by officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their collaborators wrong INEC beryllium investigated and the culprits prosecuted.
“Attached herewith is an excerpt of the forged papers for easiness of reference.”
In a abstracted missive to the DSS Director General, titled “Petition Against Forgery and Cloning of My Signature,” Anyanwu urged an probe and prosecution of PDP officials and INEC collaborators progressive successful the alleged crime.
It work successful part, “My attraction has been drawn to the above-titled authoritative missive to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with Ref. No. PDP/DOM/GF.2/Vol. 1M/25-140 dated Monday, 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/cloned mentation of my signature connected the letter.
“I truthful petition that this transgression behaviour by officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their collaborators wrong INEC beryllium investigated and the culprits prosecuted.”
In a related missive to the Inspector General of Police, Anyanwu called for a thorough probe and prosecution of those responsible.
Anyanwu’s missive work successful part, “My attraction has been drawn to the above-titled authoritative missive to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with Ref. No. PDP/DOM/GF.2/Vol. 1M/25-140 dated Monday, 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/cloned mentation of my signature connected the letter.
“I truthful petition that this transgression behaviour by officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their collaborators wrong INEC beryllium investigated and the culprits prosecuted.
“Attached herewith is an excerpt of the forged papers for easiness of reference.”
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