A faction of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, loyal to Umar Damagum says the suspension of Nationwide Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, Nationwide Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, and Nationwide Authorized Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, SAN, for anti-party actions and gross misconduct stays legitimate.
This was contained in an announcement on the verified X deal with of the social gathering on Friday.
The faction additionally described the Vice Chairman (North Central), Abdulrahman Mohammed as an impostor and illegitimate claimant of the place of Performing Nationwide Chairman, accusing him of a determined bid to derail the social gathering’s Nationwide Conference in Ibadan come November 15 and 16.
It mentioned the decisive stance to droop them underscores the social gathering’s unwavering dedication to constitutional self-discipline and unity because it prepares towards the unifying Nationwide Elective Conference.
In response to the faction, the suspensions, imposed on November 1, 2025, following an emergency NWC assembly, had been enacted below Sections 57(3), 58(1)(a)(b)(c)(h), and 59(1) of the PDP Structure (as amended in 2017), citing grave constitutional infractions and actions detrimental to the social gathering’s progress.
It added that the measures, additionally extending to Deputy Nationwide Authorized Adviser Okechukwu Osuoha, stay in full power for one month, with the affected officers referred to the Nationwide Disciplinary Committee for additional assessment.
“In view of the foregoing, the PDP has formally notified the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, of those actions, making certain compliance with the choice of the NWC which the electoral physique has acknowledged.
“The PDP NWC stays indivisible below Ambassador Damagum’s reputable management, with 14 of 17 members standing agency towards this charade.
“Anyanwu, Bature, Ajibade, and their co-conspirators, together with the self-proclaimed ‘Performing Chairman’ Abdulrahman Mohammed, are illegitimate actors whose determined maneuvers, fueled by private ambitions and APC proxies, is not going to fracture the PDP’s resolve.
“Their suspensions stand as a bulwark for social gathering integrity, and the Social gathering have petitioned the Inspector-Normal of Police to research the violent invasion and maintain perpetrators accountable,” the assertion mentioned.
