A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, seeking an investigation into the party’s Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, and factional National Chairman, Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed, over an alleged false communication sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The petition, filed by Ogbeide Associates, Solicitors and Counsel, centers on a letter dated November 3, 2025, which was addressed to INEC and allegedly claimed that the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, had suspended Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as Acting National Chairman and appointed Mohammed as his replacement.
According to the petition, the PDP’s 608th Emergency Meeting held on November 1, 2025, barely 48 hours before the disputed letter was issued, resolved instead to suspend Anyanwu alongside three other officers over allegations of anti party activities.
The petition further stated that no official NWC resolution, meeting minutes, or attendance record has been produced to support claims that the committee ever approved Damagum’s suspension or Mohammed’s appointment.
It also noted that attendance records from the 608th emergency meeting showed that Anyanwu was absent, while Mohammed attended the session and had firsthand knowledge of the actual resolutions reached.
The faction also referenced a subsisting judgment of the Federal High Court delivered on October 10, 2024, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/579/2024, which recognized Ambassador Damagum as Acting National Chairman and restrained INEC from accepting documents that do not bear his signature.
According to the petition, that judgment was earlier forwarded to INEC by Senator Anyanwu himself in November 2024 for compliance.
The petition additionally cited the March 9, 2026 judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the NWC’s suspension of Senator Anyanwu.
Beyond the call for an investigation into the two party officials, the petition urged the police to also examine INEC’s handling of the November 3 letter, especially considering that the commission was already in possession of both the court judgment and the NWC suspension resolution at the time.
Counsel to the petitioners stated:
“This petition is not about personalities. It is about whether public institutions can be misled with documents that do not reflect the true position of internal party processes, and whether such conduct will be investigated as the law requires.”
The legal team called on the Nigeria Police Force to treat the matter as urgent and emphasized their readiness to provide all relevant documents, including court rulings and internal party records, to support the investigation.
