Breaking: PDP Crisis Deepens as Anyanwu Petitions DSS Ahead of Convention
- The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a fresh twist ahead of the party's national convention in Ibadan, Oyo state
- The PDP National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), Inspector General of Police, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
- Anyanwu alleged that his signature was forged in the letter sent to INEC regarding the November 15–16 National Convention
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FCT, Abuja - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), Inspector General of Police, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over an alleged forgery of his signature.
Anyanwu asserted that he never signed the August 29, 2025 letter to INEC regarding the November 15–16 National Convention.
The petition will further threaten the conduct of the party’s planned November national convention in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
As reported by The Punch, Anyanwu made this known in petitions dated October 15 and submitted to INEC, DSS, and the IGP on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
Anyanwu urged an investigation and prosecution of PDP officials and INEC collaborators involved in the alleged crime.
Anyanwu denied the authorship of the letter sent to INEC, allegedly bearing his signature.
The PDP chieftain called on the IGP and DSS to investigate the matter.
“My attention has been drawn to the above-titled official letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with Ref. No. PDP/DOM/GF.2/Vol. 1M/25-140 dated Monday, August 25, 2025, purportedly signed by me.
“Regrettably, the quoted letter was never signed, authorised, or known to me. It is shocking to have a forged/cloned version of my signature on the letter.
“I therefore request that this criminal conduct by officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their collaborators within INEC be investigated and the culprits prosecuted.”
PDP state chairmen disowns suit seeking to stop convention
Recall that the PDP State Chairmen dissociated themselves from a court action instituted to stop the party’s forthcoming national convention slated to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November 2025.
The PDP state chairmen said they remain committed to the unity and progress of the PDP.
The forum’s chairman and Edo State PDP chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, criticised the conduct of Austine Nwachukwu (Imo) and Amah Abraham Nnana (Abia).
Why PDP governors are defecting to APC
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that PDP accused defecting governors of greed and betrayal, saying their actions are driven by personal ambition rather than genuine political conviction.
The party's leaders insisted that defections will not derail preparations for the Ibadan national convention, describing the exit of governors as “good riddance to bad rubbish”.
Professor Udenta O. Udenta further branded defecting governors as “cowardly and gutless,” arguing that their actions threaten Nigeria’s multi-party democracy
Source: Legit.ng
