US EditionNigeria: PDP Crisis - Court Dismisses Anyanwu's Suit Against INEC, Others
The Federal High Court ruled the suit academic due to Sen. Anyanwu's tenure ending in December 2025, dismissing his claim to PDP national secretaryship.
- On Tuesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed Sen. Samuel Anyanwu's suit after Justice Mohammed Umar found his tenure as PDP National Secretary had elapsed in December 2025.
- The dispute began when Sen. Samuel Anyanwu vacated the post to run in the 2023 Imo governorship election, and after losing, he sought to reclaim it amid Sunday Udeh-Okoye's claim.
- In an ex-parte application filed on Feb. 13, 2025, Anyanwu sought two interim reliefs including orders restraining INEC and barring Umar Damagun from dispatching PDP correspondence not countersigned by him.
- On costs, Justice Mohammed Umar said `The delay is not on any of the parties. For this reason, I award no cost` after U.C. Njemanze-Aku stated `We owe a duty to the court, and to avoid wasting its time, we decided to withdraw the case.`
- Despite court rulings, the party's national secretariat remains contested as factions within the Peoples Democratic Party continue asserting authority, affecting which correspondence the Independent National Electoral Commission will recognise.
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Nigeria: PDP Crisis - Court Dismisses Anyanwu's Suit Against INEC, Others
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, the former factional National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking recognition as the party's scribe.
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