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Stop Parading as PDP National Secretary or Face Jail – Court Tells Anyanwu

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Jan 11, 2025.

Court previously removed Anyanwu from his position as National Secretary
The judgement comes as part of a case filed by Emmanuel Aniagu, with the PDP, Acting National Chairman Iliya Umar Damagun, Anyanwu, and PDP National Vice Chairman (Southeast) Ali Odefa listed as defendants.

An Enugu High Court has issued a restraining order against the sacked National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, prohibiting him from presenting himself as the party’s scribe.

Eko Hot Blog gathered that the court decision comes with the warning that failure to comply could lead to a prison sentence for Anyanwu.

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The development in the ongoing political drama within the PDP follows the court’s previous ruling that removed Anyanwu from his position as National Secretary

The order, contained in a judgment delivered by the presiding judge, C.O. Ajah, stated: “Unless you (Anyanwu) obey the directions contained in this order, you will be guilty of contempt of court and liable to be committed to prison.”

The court ordered: “The 3rd defendant (Anyanwu) was elected National Secretary of the 1st defendant (PDP) in 2021 and has remained so to date.

As National Secretary, he is, by the provisions of the 1st defendant’s constitution, as well as the Electoral Guidelines for Primary Elections made by the National Executive Committee of the 1st defendant, empowered by the provisions of Sections 31(20)(j) and 50(1) of the 1st defendant’s 2017 constitution to:

Stop Parading as PDP National Secretary or Face Jail - Court Tells Anyanwu

– Draw up the list of members of the Gubernatorial Screening Committee for each of the six geopolitical zones of the 1st defendant when a decision on it is taken by the National Executive Committee

– Write and sign, or cause to be written and signed, letters appointing individual members to the Gubernatorial Screening Committee for the six geopolitical zones of the party.

– Draw up the list of members of the Gubernatorial Screening Appeal Panel to handle appeals from gubernatorial aspirants of the party in all states of the federation, when the decision on the list is taken by the National Executive Committee.

– Write and sign, or cause to be written and signed, letters appointing individuals as members of the Gubernatorial Screening Appeal Panel.

– Draw up the list of members of the State Gubernatorial Electoral Committee for each of the 36 states of the federation when the National Executive Committee takes a decision on the said list.

– Write and sign, or cause to be written and signed, letters appointing individuals as members of the State Gubernatorial Electoral Committee.

– Write and sign, or cause to be written and signed, letters appointing individuals as members of the Gubernatorial Electoral Appeal Panel when the National Executive Committee takes a decision on the membership.

“That the 3rd defendant has significant input in taking and implementing decisions on who will be adjudge eligible to contest the gubernatorial primaries and who shall be enthroned as the gubernatorial standard-bearer of the 1st defendant in all 36 states of the federation.

“That the 3rd defendant was elected in April 2023 as the gubernatorial candidate of the 1st defendant for the Imo State governorship election, scheduled for November 2023, while still serving as the National Secretary of the 1st defendant.

“That by occupying both positions, the 3rd defendant made himself a judge in his own cause.

“That the 3rd defendant is hereby restrained from further parading himself as the National Secretary of the 1st defendant, having relinquished the said position by his conduct.

“That the 2nd defendant is hereby ordered to recognize, in all situations and for all purposes, Hon. S.K.E. Udeh Okoye (the person recommended by the Southeast Zonal Executive Committee of the 1st defendant) as the National Secretary of the 1st defendant, to enable him to serve out the remaining tenure for which the 3rd defendant was elected as National Secretary in 2021.”

The judgement comes as part of a case filed by Emmanuel Aniagu, with the PDP, Acting National Chairman Iliya Umar Damagun, Anyanwu, and PDP National Vice Chairman (Southeast) Ali Odefa listed as defendants.

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