The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party has strongly condemned the recent postponement of the party’s scheduled June 30 National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and the reinstatement of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary.
In a statement signed by BoT Chairman Senator Adolphus Wabara, the party elders described the actions of the Acting National Chairman as a gross violation of the PDP Constitution, emphasizing that NEC decisions are binding and cannot be reversed by any single individual.
Wabara insisted that NEC, being the party’s highest decision-making body after the national convention, had already fixed the 100th NEC meeting date at its last gathering on May 27, 2025, and no one has the authority to countermand that resolution.
He also faulted the attempt to reinstate Anyanwu, noting it contravened a Supreme Court judgment and previous decisions by the party’s National Working Committee, which had directed the Deputy National Secretary to act in that role.
In a twist, a group of deputy national officers of the party issued a joint statement backing the NEC postponement and Anyanwu’s reinstatement, signaling widening cracks within the party leadership.
Meanwhile, the legal tussle over who holds the rightful position of PDP National Secretary remains unresolved.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 22 for hearing on the matter, with several applications, objections, and joinder requests already delaying judgment.
While Anyanwu’s lawyer requested a shorter date, other parties argued that the issue had already been settled by the Supreme Court, which ruled that such disputes fall within the exclusive authority of political parties.
Justice Umar, now handling the matter, has directed all parties to respond to pending motions ahead of the September hearing.
