- Supreme Court dismisses Anyanwu’s request after his legal team withdrew it.
- Lower court rulings that removed him for constitutional breach are upheld.
- The main appeal hearing continues before a five-judge panel.
The Supreme Court has rejected Samuel Anyanwu’s bid to delay the enforcement of the Court of Appeal’s decision that ousted him as the PDP National Secretary.
On Monday, the apex court dismissed the application after Anyanwu’s legal team chose to withdraw it.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Justice Musa Awani Aba-Aji, who oversaw the case, dismissed the request following a motion from Kingsley Njemanze (SAN), Anyanwu’s representative. This withdrawal reinforces the earlier rulings by both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal in Enugu, which had removed him from his position.
The Supreme Court’s five-judge panel, led by Justice Aba-Aji, is proceeding with the main appeal hearing. In December 2024, the Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal upheld the Federal High Court’s decision, declaring Chief Sunday Ude-Okoye the legitimate PDP National Secretary.
In his lead judgment, Justice Ridwan Abdullahi stated that Anyanwu’s appeal was without merit, noting that he breached the PDP constitution by attempting to hold the national secretary role while also running as the party’s governorship candidate in the 2024 Imo State election.
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After his removal by the lower courts, Anyanwu approached the Supreme Court in February, asking it to overturn the prior decisions and recognize him as the rightful National Secretary of the PDP.
He also sought an expedited hearing and a shortening of the legal timeline, emphasizing the importance of the office in the party’s leadership.
