Sunday, January 12, 2025 - An Enugu High Court has restrained the sacked National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, from parading himself as the party’s scribe, failure of which he risks being committed to prison.
The order, contained in a judgment delivered by the presiding judge,
C.O. Ajah, stated: “Unless you (Anyanwu) obey the directions contained in this
order, you will be guilty of contempt of court and liable to be committed to
prison.”
The judgment, sighted by DAILY POST, was sequel to a case filed by
Emmanuel Aniagu (plaintiff), with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the PDP
Acting National Chairman, Iliya Umar Damagun, Anyanwu, and the PDP National
Vice Chairman, Southeast, Ali Odefa, as defendants.
The court ordered: “The 3rd defendant (Anyanwu) was elected National
Secretary of the 1st defendant (PDP) in 2021 and has remained so to date. As
National Secretary, he is, by the provisions of the 1st defendant’s
constitution, as well as the Electoral Guidelines for Primary Elections made by
the National Executive Committee of the 1st defendant, empowered by the
provisions of Sections 31(20)(j) and 50(1) of the 1st defendant’s 2017
constitution to:
– Draw up the list of members of the Gubernatorial Screening Committee
for each of the six geopolitical zones of the 1st defendant when a decision on
it is taken by the National Executive Committee.
– Write and sign, or cause to be written and signed, letters appointing
individual members to the Gubernatorial Screening Committee for the six
geopolitical zones of the party.
– Draw up the list of members of the Gubernatorial Screening Appeal
Panel to handle appeals from gubernatorial aspirants of the party in all states
of the federation, when the decision on the list is taken by the National
Executive Committee.
– Write and sign, or cause to be written and signed, letters appointing
individuals as members of the Gubernatorial Screening Appeal Panel.
– Draw up the list of members of the State Gubernatorial Electoral
Committee for each of the 36 states of the federation when the National
Executive Committee takes a decision on the said list.
– Write and sign, or cause to be written and signed, letters appointing
individuals as members of the State Gubernatorial Electoral Committee.
– Write and sign, or cause to be written and signed, letters appointing
individuals as members of the Gubernatorial Electoral Appeal Panel when the
National Executive Committee takes a decision on the membership.
“That the 3rd defendant has significant input in taking and implementing
decisions on who will be adjudge eligible to contest the gubernatorial
primaries and who shall be enthroned as the gubernatorial standard-bearer of
the 1st defendant in all 36 states of the federation.
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