The embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has raised alarm over what he calls an unlawful attempt to remove him from office, warning that such an effort will be “vehemently resisted.”
In a petition dated February 1, 2025, Anyanwu condemned the PDP Governors Forum for advising the National Working Committee (NWC) to implement a Court of Appeal ruling that recognized Sunday Ude-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary.
Anyanwu argued that this advice directly contradicts a pending appeal at the Supreme Court and an existing court order requiring all parties to maintain the status quo until the case is resolved.
He emphasized that the Court of Appeal had, on January 13, 2025, ordered both parties to preserve the current structure until the final determination of the case, which the law mandates they uphold.
He accused Ude-Okoye of unlawfully storming the party’s National Secretariat on January 29 with “hired thugs and bandits” to disrupt a Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting, despite not being a member.
Anyanwu described the action as a blatant disregard for the judiciary and the rule of law.
Anyanwu also alleged that Ude-Okoye’s sponsors were under criminal investigation for forging PDP guidelines to mislead the courts and secure fraudulent judgments.
