The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed the suspension of three prime officers—National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Organising Secretary, Hon. Umar Bature, and National Legal Adviser, Barrister Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN).
The get together described its Vice Chairman (North Central), Abdulrahman Mohammed, as an impostor and an illegitimate claimant to the place of Acting National Chairman.
In an announcement shared on its official X deal with on Friday, November 7, the PDP said that the suspension of Anyanwu, Bature, and Ajibade for alleged anti-party actions and gross misconduct remained legitimate.
The get together added that Mohammed’s declare to the place of Acting National Chairman was false and with out legitimacy.
The PDP confused that the choice mirrored its “unwavering commitment to constitutional discipline and unity as it prepares toward the unifying National Elective Convention, #Ibadan2025, on November 15–16.”
According to the assertion, the suspensions had been authorised throughout an emergency assembly of the National Working Committee (NWC) on November 1, 2025, in step with the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017).
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“The suspensions, imposed on November 1, 2025, following an emergency NWC meeting, were enacted under Sections 57(3), 58(1)(a)(b)(c)(h), and 59(1) of the PDP Constitution, citing grave constitutional infractions and actions detrimental to the party’s progress,” the assertion learn.
The get together additional disclosed that the disciplinary measures additionally prolonged to the Deputy National Legal Adviser, Okechukwu Osuoha, for one month, pending a evaluate by the National Disciplinary Committee.
“In view of the foregoing, the PDP has formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of these actions, ensuring compliance with the decision of the NWC which the electoral body has acknowledged,” the assertion added.
The PDP management emphasised that the NWC “remains indivisible under Ambassador Damagum’s legitimate leadership, with 14 of 17 members standing firm against this charade.”
It additionally accused the suspended members of colluding with exterior forces to destabilise the get together. “Anyanwu, Bature, Ajibade, and their co-conspirators, including the self-proclaimed ‘Acting Chairman’ Abdulrahman Mohammed, are illegitimate actors whose desperate manoeuvres, fuelled by personal ambitions and APC proxies, will not fracture the PDP’s resolve,” the assertion learn.
The get together mentioned the suspensions had been needed “as a bulwark for party integrity,” including that it had petitioned the Inspector-General of Police to research what it described as a “violent invasion” and make sure the perpetrators are delivered to justice.
