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Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the former national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been ordered by an Enugu High Court to refrain from posing as the party’s scribe, failing which he faces jail time.

“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,” read the order, which was part of a judgement handed down by the presiding judge, C.O. Ajah.

ZINGTIE saw the ruling as the result of a case brought by plaintiff Emmanuel Aniagu against defendants the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), PDP National Vice Chairman, Southeast, Ali Odefa, and PDP Acting National Chairman, Iliya Umar Damagun, Anyanwu.

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.

“That the 3rd defendant was elected in April 2023 as the gubernatorial candidate of the 1st defendant for the Imo State governorship election, scheduled for November 2023, while still serving as the National Secretary of the 1st defendant.

“That by occupying both positions, the 3rd defendant made himself a judge in his own cause.

“That the 3rd defendant is hereby restrained from further parading himself as the National Secretary of the 1st defendant, having relinquished the said position by his conduct.

“That the 2nd defendant is hereby ordered to recognize, in all situations and for all purposes, Hon. S.K.E. Udeh Okoye (the person recommended by the Southeast Zonal Executive Committee of the 1st defendant) as the National Secretary of the 1st defendant, to enable him to serve out the remaining tenure for which the 3rd defendant was elected as National Secretary in 2021.”

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