The PDP Legacy League has condemned the FCT High Court judgment affirming the purported expulsion of Distinguished Senator Samuel N. Anyanwu.
The group In a statement signed by the National Media & Communication Director, Yakubu Mohammed said it view this decision as a grave miscarriage of justice rooted in a sponsored conspiracy and a fundamental misreading of the PDP Constitution.
Following a strategic review of the National Disciplinary Committee’s (NDC) findings, the League, through its National Media & Communication Director, Yakubu Mohammed, hereby exposes the fatal flaws in the process that misled the PDP NEC and court into an erroneous verdict.
The League draws specific attention of the court and the general public to Paragraph 9 of the NDC’s report. It is legally scandalous that the Committee failed to cross-examine the petitioner on basic of logical gaps, including:
1. Arbitrary Labeling: How was the petitioner able to identify individuals as “thugs” without any investigative verification?
2. Unsubstantiated Agency: On what basis did the petitioner claim these individuals acted at the “behest” of the National Secretary?
3. Absence of Proof: What shred of physical or documentary evidence was put forward to substantiating these wild allegations?
4. Constitutional Illiteracy: Why was the petitioner allowed to ignore Section 36 (1)(b) of the PDP Constitution, which explicitly empowers the National Secretary to protect party property?
The group said Senator Samuel Anyanwu is being persecuted for the diligent performance of his mandatory functions. As the Chief Administrative and Accounting Officer of the Party under Section 36 (1)(b), the National Secretary is the primary manager and protector of PDP’s properties. To purportedly expel a seasoned administrator for safeguarding party assets is not a disciplinary action—it is a pre-planned victimization.
The described the “PDP Young Generation Caucus” as a ghost entity that has never been registered with the PDP National Secretariat. This group appeared exclusively for this “staged drama” and vanished immediately after.
Furthermore, the petitioner’s letter dated 3rd February 2025 prematurely and wrongly addressed Senator Anyanwu as “former National Secretary” at a time when he held full constitutional authority. This pre-decided outcome proves that the entire petition was a sponsored hatchet job designed to mislead the NDC and the judiciary.
The PDP Legacy League asserts that the FCT High Court was fundamentally misled by a distorted version of facts and a disregard for internal party laws.
“We cannot allow a diligent officer to be punished for doing his job. This judgment is a product of procedural fraud and constitutional error.” — Yakubu Mohammed
“We hereby call on the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the FCT High Court and restore the integrity of our party’s constitution and protect our leaders from the whims of unregistered mercenaries.