By Ayodele Oni
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the case filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu seeking to retain himself in office as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/254/2025 -Sen. Samuel Anyanwu vs. INEC & Ors, Justice M. G. Umar dismissed Anyanwu ‘s claims regarding his right to the office of the National Secretary of the party.
Anyanwu had approached the court seeking an Order of injunction restraining his removal from office, following a previous Supreme Court judgment that held that his stay in office is an internal affair of the Party.
He had sought to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting or acting upon any documents or correspondence from the PDP that did not bear his signature.
The case underwent several procedural shifts, including being transferred from suspended Justice Inyang Ekwo to Justice M. G. Umar.
The court observed that Sen. Samuel Anyanwu was elected as National Secretary of the party in 2021 and cannot continue in office after the expiration of the term he was elected.
The court reaffirmed that the Nigerian judiciary consistently maintains that matters concerning the internal leadership and administration of a political party are non-justiciable.
This principle, reinforced by recent Supreme Court precedents, dictates that courts should not interfere in how political parties choose their officers.
The court noted the existence of multiple parallel litigations over the same subject matter across various levels of the judiciary, including High Courts, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court.
Anyanwu was among the high-ranking members expelled from the party during the Ibadan National Convention in November 2025.
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