Alleged Forgery: Anyanwu Signed Letter To INEC In Governors’ Presence – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asserted that its nationalist secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, signed the missive of announcement for the behaviour of the party’s nationalist normal successful the beingness of the party’s governors and different leaders.

The nationalist publicity caput of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba, said this portion dismissing Anyanwu’s assertion that his signature was forged connected the party’s notification missive to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) for the nationalist normal holding connected November 15, successful Ibadan, Oyo State.

Anyanwu had petitioned the Police, INEC and the Department of State Services (DSS), alleging that his signature was forged connected a announcement missive to INEC for the party’s convention.

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Dismissing the nationalist secretary’s allegation, Ologunagba, said it was aimed astatine thwarting the party’s nationalist convention, stressing that Anyanwu’s abrupt realisation, aft astir 60 days, that his signature was forged was curious.

He said PDP expects the information agencies to behaviour a due probe into Anyanwu’s claim, adding nevertheless that nether transgression instrumentality determination are idiosyncratic consequences for radical who deliberately misinform information agencies to spell connected a chaotic goose chase.

Narrating however Anyanwu signed the INEC letter, Ologunagba said the nationalist caput signed 4 letters connected August 25, including the announcement missive to INEC for the convention, successful the nationalist chairman’s office.

He said governors of Bauchi (Bala Mohammed); Oyo (Seyi Makinde); Osun (Ademola Adeleke); Zamfara (Dauda Lawal); Adamawa (Umaru Fintiri) were contiguous astatine the meeting.

He added that erstwhile Senate president Abubakar Bukola Saraki and different members of the party’s nationalist enforcement were besides contiguous astatine the gathering erstwhile the letters were signed.

Recounting the events, Ologunagba said, “Now, you callback that astatine the 101 NEC gathering of this party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu was fig 4 connected that attendance registry and INEC was afloat represented.

“NEC approved the 2025 elective nationalist normal docket of activities and timetable. Under the approved timetable, the elective nationalist normal to elite a caller acceptable of nationalist officers of our enactment volition beryllium held connected Saturday, 15th to 16th November, 2025 successful Ibadan, Oyo authorities capital.

“Consequently, NEC directed the nationalist chairman, his excellency, Ambassador Ilya Damagum, and the nationalist secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, to officially constitute to pass INEC. This was the gathering connected the 24th of July.

“NEC directed the nationalist president and nationalist caput to officially constitute to pass the autarkic nationalist electoral commission, INEC, of the time, the venue, and the docket for the nationalist elective convention.

“In accordance with the request of conception 82.1 of the electoral enactment 2022, and portion two, of the regulations and guidelines for governmental parties 2022.

“Accordingly, NEC besides approved the rank creation of the nationalist normal committee, which we telephone the National Convention Organising Committee, arsenic good arsenic rank creation of the National Convention Zoning Committee, which was approved astatine the 101 gathering of 24th of July.

“Now, accelerated guardant to the 102nd NEC meeting, which was connected the 25th of August, 2025. The president and the nationalist secretary, Senator Anyanwu, wrote letters. That gathering of the 25th of August was preceded by a gathering of governors, NWC members, leaders of the party, successful this building, successful the bureau of the nationalist chairman, wherever each subordinate present from the NWC were present.

“Others astatine the gathering are His Excellency, Rt. Honorable Umaru Fintiri, the politician of Adamawa State, His Excellency, Bala Abulkadir Muhammad, the politician of Bauchi, helium was determination astatine the gathering earlier the NEC meeting, successful the bureau of the chairman, wherever Senator Anyanwu was present. The ineligible advisor was present. The nationalist organising caput was present.

“And each the members seated astatine the array here, and those that cannot adjacent marque this gathering were there. The 3rd idiosyncratic who was contiguous astatine that gathering was His Excellency Ademola Jackson Adeleke, the politician of Osun State. His Excellency Seyi Makinde, the politician of Oyo State. His Excellency Dauda Lawal, the politician of Zamfara State. His Excellency Senator Bukola Saraki was present. His Excellency Kabiru Tamiru Taraki, SAN, was present. His Excellency Babangida Aliyu was present. All National Working Committee (NWC) members were present.

“At that meeting, 4 letters were signed, connected the 25th of August, earlier the man and members that are seated here, 4 letters we...