By Emmanuella Oghenetega
Eminent Stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) and concerned leaders has conducted a meeting, to discuss and review carefully the state of affairs of the party; the need to reinforce internal democracy, equity and justice within the ranks of the Party.
At the meeting which was held on the 9th day of June, 2025 in Abuja, the eminent Stakeholders and Concerned Leaders drawn from the various States of the Federation, took a deep and strong view of the situation of the party and came to the following conclusions: That the seemingly intractable crisis in the party is as a result of inexplicable refusal of a few to adhere to the Party Constitution, and the definitive Supreme Courts’ Judgment regarding the position of the office of the National Secretary of the Party.
The Eminent Stakeholders and Concerned Leaders are alarmed that the party is in an inevitable path to self-annihilation, if urgent steps are not taken to rein in the desperate, divisive and selfish tendencies that brought the party to its knees in the lead up to the 2023 election.
And, that these divisive tendencies, unfortunately, have found expression in the conduct of certain interest within the ranks of our party both at NEC, NWC and Board of Trustees levels.
Consequently, the PDP Eminent Stakeholders and Concerned Leaders resolved, that;
To finally arrest the inexorable drift towards extinction in the party, the party must, without further delay, respect the judgment of the Supreme Court. And, therefore, unequivocally reaffirm Senator Sam Anyanwu as the duly elected and substantive National Secretary of the Party.
Also, that in the spirit of fairness, inclusion, federal Character principles and respect for the party Constitution, the Party must make an unequivocal pronouncement Zoning its presidential Candidate to the South in the 2027 elections after the unbroken years of Northern President under President Muhammadu Buhari.
And, that in line with the provisions of the party constitution only the National Secretary, Senator Sam Anyanwu, can issue notices of meeting of the National Convention, National Executive Committee, National Caucus and the National Working Committee and to this end all notices not issued by him and actions founded on them, including correspondences to INEC are null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
Furthermore, it is clear from the Constitution that only the National Convention, properly and duly constituted can remove Senator Sam Anyanwu, the National Secretary, arising from his status as a member of the National Executive Committee of the Party.
It was therefore, demanded, that the Acting National Chairman and the National Secretary jointly issues a notice to INEC with an attached agenda for the National Executive Committee Meeting of the Party being the only pathway to abide by extant laws.
Reiterating, the commitment of the stakeholders to the party and urging, that all members uphold the rule of law, respect constitutional mandate, resist all machinations aimed at destabilizing the party and support the efforts of the National Reconciliation Committee headed by, Senator Bukola Saraki.
