Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, reinstated Samuel Anyanwu as its National Secretary.
PDP Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, announced this at a press briefing at the PDP headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday.
Damagum, who was flanked by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and other stakeholders, said the decision to accept Anyanwu into the National Working Committee “was difficult”.
He also announced that the planned NEC meeting had been canceled.
Damagum said, “We will have an expanded Caucus, at the next Caucus we will take a decision leading to a proper NEC.
“Anyanwu is resuming as the National Secretary, that is why I said it was a critical decision. Like INEC said they don’t have our notice, so what we will have on June 30th is an extended Caucus.”
The development comes after PDP leaders held a meeting with Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday.
Although neither INEC officials nor the opposition members agreed to speak with the press after the meeting, it was learnt that Yakubu urged the PDP to adhere to the Supreme Court judgement on the position of its national secretary.
INEC also told the PDP leaders comprising of governors, members of the National Working Committee (NWC) Board of Trustees (BoT), members and some lawmakers elected on the platform of the party, that it will only accept correspondences signed by the national chairman and national secretary of the party.
It was further gathered that the meeting was called at the instance of the PDP, following the refusal of INEC to accept its notification of a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting slated for the end of this month.
INEC had rejected the letter on the grounds that it was not signed by the chairman and secretary of the party. Only the acting chairman, Umar Damagum signed the letter.
It was gathered that during the meeting, INEC refused to mention any name as the secretary, saying the party is the one that should know its leaders.
