PDP fires back, says Anyanwu endorsed convention he now disowns

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed allegations of forgery levelled by its National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, insisting that helium personally attended and endorsed the National Executive Committee (NEC) gathering that approved the forthcoming nationalist elective convention.

Addressing journalists astatine the party’s National Secretariat successful Abuja connected Monday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, flanked by different members of the National Working Committee (NWC), presented certified documents from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enactment the party’s position.

According to Ologunagba, the records intelligibly showed that Anyanwu was contiguous astatine the 101st NEC gathering held connected July 24, 2025, wherever the determination to clasp the nationalist normal successful November was unanimously approved — contrary to his caller assertion that the documents were forged.

“Perhaps it’s important to marque this clear. It was the National Secretary of the Party, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu, who led astatine that gathering — the 101st NEC gathering — wherever the determination for the nationalist elective normal was taken. This is simply a certified existent transcript of the papers from INEC. Here, you tin spot the attendance register; Senator Anyanwu was fig 4 connected that list,” Ologunagba said.

He noted that INEC had monitored the gathering and issued a certified existent transcript of its report, confirming Anyanwu’s attendance and information successful the deliberations that produced the resolutions.

“INEC provided a certified existent transcript of the study and the names of those seated arsenic recorded by its officials. At that meeting, it was approved that the 2025 Elective National Convention, its docket of activities, and timetable beryllium adopted. The normal volition clasp connected Saturday, 15th to Sunday, 16th November 2025,” helium added.

Ologunagba further explained that the NEC had mandated the National Chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagun, and the National Secretary, Senator Anyanwu, to officially notify INEC of the convention’s date, venue, and agenda, successful compliance with Section 82(1) of the Electoral Act 2022.

Describing the forgery allegation arsenic politically motivated, Ologunagba maintained that some INEC records and photographic grounds confirmed Anyanwu’s progressive relation successful the decision-making process helium present seeks to repudiate.

“In each of this, Senator Samuel Anyanwu was present. It was duly agreed. There are adjacent pictures of the lawsuit showing him seated successful the committee arsenic a cardinal subordinate — a wide endorsement that this was a corporate decision,” helium said.

He added that the NWC besides held a consequent gathering — the 102nd NEC league — connected August 25, 2025, attended by PDP governors and elder stakeholders, including Anyanwu, wherever further resolutions were reached.

“Before that meeting, determination was a gathering of governors, NWC leaders, and stakeholders successful the bureau of the National Chairman. Among those who attended were Governors Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), and Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), arsenic good arsenic Senator Bukola Saraki and different enactment leaders,” helium said.

Ologunagba disclosed that 4 letters were signed connected the aforesaid time successful the beingness of these governors and enactment officials, including Anyanwu, wrong the National Chairman’s bureau — the aforesaid letters present being publically contested.

“At that session, 4 letters were signed connected August 25, successful the beingness of these gentlemen, wrong the bureau of the National Chairman. These are the aforesaid letters present being discussed,” helium stated.

He accused those down the forgery communicative of twisting facts for governmental gain, urging the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police to behaviour a thorough and impartial probe into the matter.

“Reports of the alleged forgery person already been submitted to the DSS and the police, who person jurisdiction implicit the matter. We expect them to behaviour a due probe and get to the bottommost of it,” Ologunagba said.

Reaffirming the PDP’s committedness to interior ideology and truth, helium commended the media for upholding factual reporting and defending antiauthoritarian values.

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