ANYANWU’S BID TO REVERSE REMOVAL AS PDP NATIONAL SECRETARY HITS THE ROCKS

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by Samuel Anyanwu, seeking to stay the execution of the judgment of the Court of Appeal that removed him as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a dramatic turn of events, Anyanwu applied for withdrawal of the request, which was subsequently dismissed by Justice Musa Awani Aba-Aji.

The Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal in Enugu had earlier removed Anyanwu as PDP National Secretary in concurrent judgments. The Court of Appeal upheld Chief Sunday Ude-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary of the PDP, citing Anyanwu’s violation of the party’s constitution by contesting the governorship election in Imo State while laying claim to the national secretary position.

Anyanwu had approached the Supreme Court in February, seeking to set aside the judgments of the lower courts and recognize him as the authentic National Secretary of the PDP. However, he surprisingly withdrew his application on Monday, prompting the Supreme Court to dismiss the request.

The hearing in the substantive matter is ongoing before a five-man panel of justices headed by Justice Aba-Aji.