The 14 elected wards and local government area executive members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, have written to the party’s national chairman, Amb Illiya Damagum, seeking the nullification of the state congress and the conduct of a fresh one.
The elected wards and LGA exco members, in a letter to the party chairman, dated January 15, 2025, asked the national leadership of the party to order the conduct of a fresh congress where the list of the elected exco members will be used as ordered by a High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory.
The letter, signed by Egwuaba Reuben Esq, on behalf of Comrade Moses Adam and others called on the chairman of the party to give their letter due and urgent consideration by conducting a fresh congress.
Parts of the letter read, “It is the information of our clients that on the 6” day of December, 2024, the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory coram Hon. Justice $.8. Belgore gave granted the Motion for Intertocutory Injunction and set aside the congress conducted on the 23” of October, 2024, for the election of the State Executives Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with delegate list that is outside the names of our Clients who are the elected Local Government and Wards Execut’ves in Orumba South South LGA of Anambra State in Ezira Ward of Orumba South LGA and Ward 1 of Nnewi South LGA of Anambra State.
“It is the information of our clients that ever since, the Peoples Democratic Party has neglected and/or refused to recognize or give effect to the Ruling of the Court by nullifying the Anambra State PDP State Congress held on the 23% of October, 2024 and conducting a fresh state congress where our clients’ delegates list will be used.
“We are aware that the Peoples Democratic Party is law abiding and the officals would not do anything that is prejudicial or contrary to the Judgment of the Court thereby violating the principles of rule of law in a democratic setting in Nigeria. We therefore, urge you to use your good office and ensure that the right is done by given effect to the Ruling of the Court by nullifying the Anambra State PDP Congress and conducting a fresh State Congress where our clients’ delegate list who are the subsisting Wards and Local Government Areas officers of the Party in Anambra State will be used.”
The 14 Local Government Areas are Aguata LGA, Anambra East LGA, Anambra West LGA, Ayamelum LGA, Dunukofia LGA, Ekwusigo LGA, Idemili South LGA, Ihiala LGA,.
Others are Nnewi South LGA, Onitsha LGA, Onitsha South LGA, Orumba North LGA, Orumba South LGA and Oyi LGA of PDP Anambra Chapter.
The lawyer further said, “It is the information of our clients that after the conduct of the Anambra State PDP State Congress where our clients’ delegate list was not used in the conduct of the State Executive, the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) set up an appeal committee for any aggrieved party to challenge the Anambra State Congress held on the 23rd of October, 2024 and the committee comprises of Hon. Barr. Musa Elayo Chairman, Hon. Prince Marshall U. Ukafor Anyanwu-Member, Chief A.C. Thomas Nkoro-Secretary. –
“Our client filed a complaint with the appeal committee challenging the Anambra State PDP Congress on the ground that duly list of delegates of the fourteen (14) Local Government Areas was not used in the conduct of the election for State Executives and the appeal committee after hearing parties and reviewed of -documents tendered before it, nullified the State Congress held on the 23” of October, 2-23 and directed that a fresh state congress be organized to elect state officers of the party whereby our client’s delegates list will be used being the valid and authentic delegates list.
“That despite the recommendation of the appeal committee on the Anambra State PDP Congress held on the 23% of October, 2024, the members of the Peoples Democratic Party refused to give heed by cancelling the congress and conducting a fresh State Congress where the list of our clients will be used”.
