The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has refuted the purported endorsement of the Akwa-Ibom state chapter of the party after the dissolution by the National Working Committee.
PDP’s Director education & enlightenment, Comrade Justina Dashi in statement on Friday said senator Anyanwu’s position is not only misleading but self-serving, and compromised by personal ambition.
She said “His arguments should be understood not as a defense of the Constitution but as an attempt to destabilize the PDP for personal gain. The party remains united under its Constitution and will continue to uphold due process, discipline, and internal democracy”.
The statement read ‘the attention of the leadership of the PDP New Narrative has been drawn to a letter authored by the National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, wherein he alleged that the National Working Committee (NWC) is “not properly constituted” and, therefore, incapable of validly conducting party affairs. This allegation is not only wrong but also self-indicting. If indeed the NWC were not properly constituted, then Senator Anyanwu, as a member of that same body, would equally be part of the alleged impropriety. At best, he may argue that, in his opinion, a meeting was improperly convened, but he cannot dismiss the legitimacy of the NWC itself’.
“The PDP Constitution, 2017 (as amended), provides clear authority for the actions taken by the NWC. It is therefore misleading and reckless to brand its decisions as “null and void” simply because the National Secretary personally disagrees with the process. The powers of the NEC and the NWC are explicitly laid out in the Constitution and cannot be wished away”.
“Section 31(2)(e) of the PDP Constitution empowers the National Executive Committee (NEC) to dissolve any State Executive Committee and appoint a caretaker committee in its place. In addition, Section 29(2)(b) authorizes the NWC, in cases of emergency, to act on behalf of the NEC, provided such actions are later ratified. This is the clear constitutional basis upon which the NWC acted to dissolve the Cross River and Akwa Ibom State Working Committees and appoint caretaker committees”
The statement further said that attempt to invalidate this decision on the grounds that the National Secretary did not issue the notice of meeting ignores the supremacy of the Constitution over personal interpretations of duties.
It said “While the Secretary is responsible for administrative tasks, including issuing notices of meetings, he does not possess veto powers over the NWC. His functions are supportive of, not superior to, the collective decisions of the party.
“On the matter of convening meetings, Section 29(3) of the Constitution is clear that meetings of the NWC are summoned “at the instance of the National Chairman.” Similarly, Section 35(1) empowers the National Chairman to summon and preside over meetings of both the NWC and the NEC. The operative word here is “summon.” The Chairman has the authority to convene meetings, while the Secretary facilitates the administrative processes. To claim otherwise is to distort the constitutional framework of the party”.
It is therefore constitutionally hollow to argue that the NWC meeting of September 30th, 2025, was “illegal” simply because the notice did not emanate from the Secretary’s desk. Once a meeting is properly summoned by the Chairman and a quorum is formed, its decisions are valid and binding. Senator Anyanwu’s posture attempts to elevate an administrative task above substantive constitutional authority, thereby undermining the very structure of the PDP.
The statement queried Senator Anyanwu’s decision to issue conflicting letters to INEC against the position of the National Chairman only worsens internal confusion and risks eroding public confidence in the PDP. Such actions are not in the interest of unity or discipline, but rather in pursuit of personal ambition.
“It has become increasingly clear that Senator Anyanwu’s desperation to become the Governor of Imo State, a project allegedly promised to him by Minister Nyesom Wike, has blinded his integrity and judgment. Because he believes Wike will make him governor, he has demonstrated a willingness to undermine party organs, distort constitutional provisions, and destabilize internal processes—all at the expense of the party’s cohesion and stability”. It stressed.
The statement concluded that PDP leadership cannot allow the unity, progress, and survival of the party to be sacrificed on the altar of one man’s reckless ambition. The Constitution of the PDP is unambiguous: the NEC has powers to dissolve State Executive Committees; the NWC can act in emergencies subject to NEC ratification; the National Chairman has the authority to summon meetings; and the National Secretary’s role, though vital, is administrative, not superior.