Appeal Court Backs PDP’s Suspension Of Anyanwu, Three Others

The Court of Appeal has upheld the suspension of four national officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including the party’s former National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu.

The appellate court also affirmed the earlier judgment of the Federal High Court Nigeria delivered by James Omotosho.

Those whose suspensions were upheld by the court include:

• Samuel Anyanwu – former National Secretary
• Mohammed Abdulrahman – National Vice Chairman (North Central)
• Kamaldeen Ajibade – National Legal Adviser
• Umar Bature – National Organising Secretary

Recall that the National Working Committee, NWC, of the PDP suspended Anyanwu and the others on November, 2025.

The Court had earlier dismissed an appeal filed by a faction of the PDP challenging a Federal High Court judgment that restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the party’s national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The convention had been scheduled to be held on November 15 and 16.

Delivering a unanimous judgment on Monday, a three-member panel of the appellate court held that the appeal filed by the PDP lacked merit.

The panel resolved the four issues raised for determination against the party and affirmed the October 31 ruling delivered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court of Nigeria.

The lower court had granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs, including restraining INEC from recognising the outcome of the planned convention.