Panic In Wike’s PDP Camp As Anyanwu Hurriedly Appeals His Suspension, Expulsion

By Suleiman Anyalewechi 

Strong indications have emerged that the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike-backed Abdulraham Mohammed-led Peoples Democratic party PDP may have laboured in vain, even after successfully taking control of the party’s National Headquarters in Abuja.

This follows the ongoing apprehension and anxiety over the status of Senator Samuel Anyanwu, its National Secretary, particularly at the time he was a signatory to the appointment of the Mohammed-led Caretaker Committee.

The Wike-backed group is said to have suddenly,and regrettably woken up to the  sad reality that Anyanwu may have signed and participated in the activities that eventually threw up Mohammed-led NEC ,and the subsequent Abuja National Convention at a time when he was affirmed to be under suspension.

Senator Anyanwu had on November, 3, 2025, signed a letter addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC as regards the appointment of the Mohammed-led Caretaker Committee of the PDP

But  before then, the Chief Tom Ikimi-headed National  Disciplinary Committee NDC of the PDP,  had, on November 1, 2025, slammed an indefinite suspension order on some party chieftains including Anyanwu over alleged anti-party activities.

The suspension of Anyanwu by the Iliya  Damangun-led NEC was instructively affirmed by the Court of Appeal Abuja Division , during its judgment on March 9,2026 .

Curiously, while the Appellate Court affirmed the trial Court’s earlier ruling nullifying the Ibadan National Convention of the PDP which threw up the Tanimu Turaki-led NEC affirming the Mohammed-led Caretaker Committee as the recognised national leadership, it equally affirmed the suspension of Anyanwu and others by the party.

There are growing  fears within the Wike-backed PDP faction, that the overlooked Court of Appeal affirmation of the suspension of Anyanwu ,a principal actor in the activities that enthroned the current Mohammed national leadership ,may have been a very costly error that can invalidate all its efforts in the struggle for the control of the soul of the PDP.

It would be recalled that an FCT High Court had initially dismissed Anyanwu’s legal action against his suspension by the party, a ruling which the Court of Appeal merely affirmed .

In his motion on notice at the trial court, Anyanwu had, among other things prayed the Court to set aside the findings and recommendations of the PDP NDC upon which his suspension was based .

In the suit marked CV/1050/2025 , Anyanwu insisted that the NDC lacked the jurisdiction to determine the allegations leveled against him by the party.

Consequently, he asked the Court to issue an order invalidating his supposed suspension ,the NDC having also not giving him  the opportunity to defend himself..

Surprisingly, both Anyanwu and the Mohammed-led faction of the PDP did not bother to appeal both the FCT judgment and the March 9, Court of Appeal’s affirmation of the verdict.

However, months after, and with the reality of the implications  dawning, Anyanwu has hurriedly filed an appeal against the FCT High Court ruling.

In a 9-point  notice of appeal dated April 10, 2026,filed by K C O Njemanze,SAN, his Counsel, Anyanwu prayed the Court of Appeal to nullify the judgment of the trial court affirming his suspension ,and subsequent expulsion by the PDP.

According to Anyanwu, the trial court erred in law when it held that the plaintiff did not exhaust all the party’s internal disputes resolution mechanisms before instituting his court action.

Anyanwu in his application contended that the case  contrary to the trial court’s decision that the the matter is within the purview of internal affairs of the party, ” transcends the internal or domestic affairs of PDP ,.

Consequently ,he prayed the court for an order setting aside the judgment of the lower court , striking out his suit based on lack of jurisdiction.