PDP finally reinstates Wike’s Ally, Anyanwu, as national secretary
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary, bringing a temporary pause to the heated leadership tussle that has rocked the party in recent months.
Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, made the announcement during a press briefing on Wednesday, flanked by influential party figures including Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and other key stakeholders.
Damagum admitted that the decision to reinstate Anyanwu into the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) was not an easy one but reflected the majority will of the party’s leadership organs and stakeholders.
“It was a critical decision, but one that had to be made for the unity and stability of our party,” Damagum stated.
The Acting Chairman also announced the cancellation of the much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which had been slated to address the party’s internal wranglings.
“We will no longer hold the NEC meeting as earlier planned,” Damagum declared. “Instead, we will convene an expanded Caucus meeting on June 30th. At that meeting, decisions will be taken that will lead to a properly constituted NEC session.”
He also echoed the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which had earlier distanced itself from the party’s internal dispute, saying, “Like INEC said, they don’t have our notice. So what we will have on June 30th is an extended Caucus.”
The decision to reinstate Anyanwu follows weeks of confusion within the PDP over the rightful occupant of the National Secretary seat — a dispute that has seen conflicting letters sent to INEC and open divisions among party factions.
For now, the move to reinstate Anyanwu signals an attempt by the PDP leadership to restore order, though many observers believe the deeper cracks within Nigeria’s main opposition party are far from fully healed.
