The controversy surrounding the place of the Nationwide Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has has taken a brand new flip because the Involved Folks’s Democratic Party League (CPDPL) has strongly reaffirmed its help for Senator Samuel Nnameka Anyanwu, insisting that he remained the respectable occupant of the workplace.
At a press convention in Abuja on Friday, CPDPL’s apex chief, Co Daboikiabo Z. Warmate, launched a scathing assault on some high-ranking members of the get together, accusing them of spreading misinformation and fascinating in acts of sabotage aimed toward unlawfully eradicating Anyanwu from workplace.
He singled out a member of the Home of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, PDP Nationwide Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, Nationwide Authorized Adviser Kamaladin Ajibade (SAN), and PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, alleging that they’d intentionally violated the PDP’s structure to advance their private pursuits.
He additionally accused Senator Wabara of tampering with the BoT checklist to incorporate Sunday Udeh-Okoye, which led to an invasion of the PDP nationwide secretariat by political thugs.
In keeping with Warmate, Wabaea was executing a broader scheme allegedly designed to destabilise the PDP from inside.
He described Wabara as somebody who had beforehand used court docket orders to his benefit however was now trying to disclaim Anyanwu the identical authorized protections.
He warned PDP members towards aligning with what he known as an unlawful takeover, urging get together loyalists to recognise Anyanwu because the rightful Nationwide Secretary of the get together.
Regardless of the continued turbulence, Warmate counseled the PDP Performing Nationwide Chairman, Amb. Iliya Damagum, for his management and urged get together members to stay dedicated to the beliefs of the get together. He insisted that makes an attempt to destabilise the PDP would finally fail.
The CPDPL additionally known as on PDP devoted to disregard what it described as false narratives being pushed by these searching for to undermine the get together’s stability. The group emphasised the necessity for adherence to due course of and respect for court docket rulings.
He stated, “It’s with nice disappointment and disgrace that we have now learn, listened and watched the brazing lies and propaganda of Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the insubordination and impersonation of the Nationwide Publicity Secretary Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of the PDP structure by the Nationwide Authorized Adviser Hon. Kamaladin Ajibade (SAN) and the disregard for the get together structure by the suspended BoT Chairman Sen Adolphus Wabara, as regards the nationwide secretary place and the genuine nationwide secretary of our nice get together, the PDP.
“Earlier than we delve into the self serving and cowardice actions of the above talked about members of our nice get together, allow us to first put the data straight as regards the genesis of the tussle for the nationwide secretary place and who’s the genuine nationwide secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is most necessary.
“It began when the nationwide secretary, most distinguished Senator Samuel Nnameka Anyanwu, declared his intention to serve the nice individuals of Imo state as governor. He contested the PDP Imo state governorship major and gained.
“Then having emerged because the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Imo state, and in preparation for the marketing campaign, he took his annual depart between 18 April to 24 could, 2023, to allow him consider guaranteeing PDP victory on the gubernatorial election. A letter was despatched to the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), to inform them and that, the deputy nationwide secretary will act throughout this era.
“However as a consequence of inordinate Curiosity, stress was mounted on the nationwide secretary, most distinguished Senator Samuel Nnameka Anyanwu to resign which he politely refused. His refusal to resign {s {n consonance with part 47 (5) of the PDP structure as amended in 2017.
“In view of the decision for the resignation of the nationwide secretary by a microscopic few, his supporters In anticipation of an evil orchestration to take away the nationwide secretary most distinguished Senator Samuel Nnameka Anyanwu, approached the federal excessive court docket Abuja division to hunt for an order restraining anybody who will wish to unjustly take away him because the nationwide secretary and that order was graciously granted by the honorable court docket ably led by his lordship the honorable justice I. E. Ekwo, on the ninth of January, 2024. As we converse to you, that order was neither stayed nor appealed. By implication, that order continues to be unarguably subsisting.
“In October 25, 2023, misinformed by solid tips and the citing of a mutilated part of the PDP structure, an Enugu Excessive Court docket led by Justice C.O Ajah ignorantly dominated: “That an Interim Order is hereby granted as prayed. What was the prayer? The prayer was a movement on discover filed by one Nwabueze Ugwu, urging the court docket to declare Anyanwu’s seat vacant as a consequence of his present place because the candidate in subsequent month’s governorship election in Imo State.
“Moreover, in December twentieth, 2024, an Appeal Court docket of Enugu Division, misguided by the Misinformed judgement of the decrease court docket, upheld the Excessive Court docket’s ruling that Mr Ude-Okoye, be recognised because the nationwide secretary of the PDP towards Sen. Samuel Nnameka Anyanwu. In a 2 to 1 ruling by honorable justice Ridwan Abdullahi, the court docket fined the appellant a million naira.
“The appellate court docket primarily based on 47(5) & 48(1) of the PDP structure which Hon. Sunday Udeh Okoye mutilated, similar to the excessive court docket stated, Sen. S. N. Anyanwu’s declare to the place after he contested and emerged because the PDP governorship election candidate in Imo State violated the get together’s structure, and his enchantment had no benefit. Please girls and gents of the press, allow me to learn the above sections for PDP faithfuls globally and Nigerians to know the true APC mole in PDP and the true enemies of PDP.
“Nevertheless, the nationwide secretary Sen. S. N. Anyanwu, as a regulation abiding chief of our nice get together swiftly in January 13, 2025, utilized for a keep of execution of the judgment on the similar Appeal Court docket in Abuja and it was granted. The keep of execution of the judgment was granted by no much less a decide than the president of the court docket of enchantment, and he or she enjoined all events to keep up established order ‘ante bellum’ pending the listening to and the willpower of the movement on discover. Along with that, he had already filed an enchantment on the supreme Court docket towards the judgment too. Regardless of this authorized readability, self-serving actions persist, with some even amongst Senior Advocates, twisting the regulation to advance their paid curiosity.
“Now having found that they don’t have any constitutional foundation to unseat probably the most distinguished Sen. S. N. Anyanwu, they resorted to participating the providers of a recognized liar and propagandist within the particular person of Ikenga Ugochinyere to go by way of the again door. They didn’t solely have interaction the service of the truculent supercilious snollygangster, toddler politician Ugochiyere but in addition, the nationwide authorized adviser who he as soon as accused of accumulating two million {dollars} from the FCT Minister and Hon. DEBO Okunulagba, probably the most ineffective Nationwide Publicity Secretary PDP has ever produced.
“In the meantime, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, the suspended BOT Chairman, in furtherance of his evil and unpopular agenda tempered with the BOT checklist and smuggled within the title of Sunday Udeh Okoye which led to the get together nationwide secretariat being invaded by thugs. Thereafter, they’ve been doing the bidding of their pay masters, which is to destabilize PDP. It is a man that secured two stays of execution inside three days (thirtieth Could & 2nd June) in 2023, granted by Hon. Justice Welson Egbo Egbo and have become a senator and Senate President by way of the instrumentality of that keep of execution and his is refusing to acknowledge the identical keep of execution within the case of Sen. S. N. Anyanwu.
“However it’s so shamefully embarrassing that, Sen. Wabara and his Co vacationers will wish to sweep over all these atrocities and criminalities dedicated by Sunday Udeh Okoye underneath the carpet. The conscience of the PDP BOT underneath Sen Adolphus Wabara is lifeless and the BOT is with no conscience and since he emerged, has not been capable of impress two third which invalidate all their seating siace he began presiding and likewise many of the BOT members tenure has expired. Identical to Debo, he’s the worst BOT Chairman ever.
“We, subsequently, urge all PDP devoted which might be ignorantly supporting an illegality and catastrophe of Hon. Sunday Udeh Okoye as nationwide secretary to cease forthwith and retract their steps. We commend the disposition of the nationwide chairman and nationwide secretary and the mature method by which they deal with the affairs of the get together in these making an attempt instances of the get together. No one can destroy or destabilize PDP. We insist that Sen, Samuel Anyanwu stays the genuine PDP Nationwide Secretary consistent with the get together structure and different current legal guidelines of the land,” he acknowledged.
