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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the allegation of a forged signature connected a missive for its nationalist normal to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, is false.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, flanked by immoderate leaders of the party, stated this astatine a quality league successful Abuja.
He described Anyanwu’s allegation arsenic a mendacious and calculated effort to derail the enactment and its nationalist normal scheduled for Nov. 15 successful Ibadan.
He recalled that the determination connected the date, venue and docket of the elective nationalist normal was taken astatine the party’s 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, successful which Anyanwu participated, during which helium and the enactment president were directed to constitute INEC.
He said that the Certified True Copies from INEC showed that Anyanwu was fig 4 connected the attendance list, portion disposable pictures besides proved that helium was contiguous astatine the aforesaid gathering wherever compositions for the normal committees were approved.
Ologunagba besides said that some Anyanwu and Damagum co-signed the missive helium present disclaimed astatine a gathering connected Aug. 25 of the PDP, a time earlier its 102nd NEC meeting, which was held connected Aug. 26.
“That gathering of Aug. 25 was preceded by a gathering of governors, NWC members, and leaders of the enactment successful this building, successful the bureau of the National Chairman, Umar Damagum, wherever each subordinate from the NWC was present.
“Others astatine the gathering were Gov. Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Gov. Bala Muhammad of Bauchi State and Sen. Anyawu; the ineligible advisor and nationalist organiser were besides present,” helium said.
Other radical contiguous astatine the meeting, according to Ologunagba, were Governors Ademola Adeleke of Osun, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, and Dauda Lawa of Zamfara.
He further listed the erstwhile Senate President Sen. Bukola Saraki, erstwhile Minister Taminu Taraki, SAN, erstwhile Niger Gov. Babangida Aliu and each NWC members among those present.
Ologunagba stated that astatine the gathering 4 letters were co-signed by Damagum and Anyanwu.
“The letters were PDP letters connected the National Elective Convention to INEC, the creation of the National Convention membership, announcement of repetition of PDP South-East 2025 Zonal Congresses, and announcement of repetition of PDP Congress successful Anambra and Ebonyi.”
He added that Anyanwu did not lone motion the letters; helium was the caput of the National Convention Contact and Mobilisation Sub-Committee, successful which helium adjacent started moving for the sub-committee.
“To amusement that helium started moving connected that, determination was a fund presented by him. The fund was sent to Gov. Duoye Diri, the president of the interaction and mobilisation subcommittee,” helium said.
Ologunagba said that Anyanwu besides signed letters to the sub-committee members, including an adjutant successful his office.
“Curiously, a fewer days later, helium abruptly woke up and said the missive was forged. When the NWC is alert of this acknowledgement.
“So astatine what constituent does that go a forged document? 50 aged days aft the missive was signed,” helium said.
Ologunagba urged the information agencies to analyse Anyanwu’s allegations and guarantee if recovered retired to beryllium false, helium should look the consequences.
“Beyond this, determination is simply a calculated effort to derail the enactment and guarantee that the normal is not successful place. But again, this is simply a falling level connected the look due to the fact that it’s untrue. At best, it’s a lie.
“It is transgression to marque mendacious allegations earlier information officials and information agencies.
“I would deliberation they should instrumentality it up, and our enactment would beryllium funny successful having to get to the extremity of this substance due to the fact that forgery is simply a precise superior allegation.
“If anybody who is progressive successful it oregon who is down stories that are not existent with respect to that, they should person their time with the information agencies,” helium said.
Ologunagba, however, said that irrespective of the bricks thrown astatine the party, PDP was focused connected its convention.
Asked if immoderate of the PDP leaders had been invited by the caput of constabulary oregon immoderate of the information agencies implicit the allegation, Ologunagba said not to his knowledge.
On speculation astir Gov. Diri’s defection to the APC, Ologunagba said that the PDP was a enactment of the radical and not individuals.
“Yes, governors person ro...
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