Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is currently mired in confusion over whether its rescheduled 100th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting will still hold as planned.
This followed a decision by Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, to turn the NEC meeting into an expanded caucus meeting and reinstate Senator Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary.
The party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, and National Working Committee, NWC, have insisted the NEC meeting must go ahead, stressing that the 99th NEC meeting had resolved that the dispute over the national secretary be settled at the next NEC.
They accused Damagum of going beyond his powers and worsening the internal crisis.
Factions loyal to FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, are backing Anyanwu, while supporters of Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde, are standing by Acting National Secretary, Setonji Koshoedo, for now and Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the long-term replacement.
The dispute intensified after a Supreme Court ruling on March 21, 2025, in the case of Senator Samuel N. Anyanwu v. Aniagwu Emmanuel & 3 Ors. (SC/CV/18/2025).
The court treated the issue as an internal party matter but failed to end the disagreements.
Damagum’s move to reinstate Anyanwu and cancel the NEC meeting has angered many PDP leaders, who said the move was against the party’s constitution and undermined NEC’s authority.
