The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a dramatic twist as the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over an alleged forgery of his signature on a convention notice submitted to the electoral umpire.
Anyanwu, in the petition dated October 15, 2025, accused some party officials and their alleged collaborators within INEC of criminally forging and cloning his signature on a letter notifying the commission of the PDP’s forthcoming national convention.
According to the petition obtained by PLATFORM TIMES, the purported notice, dated August 25, 2025, and bearing reference number PDP/DOM/GF.2/Vol.1M/25 – 140, was allegedly signed on his behalf and submitted by the faction loyal to the Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum.
In the document addressed to the three security and electoral institutions, Anyanwu dissociated himself from the said letter, describing it as “forged” and “unauthorized.”
“My attention has been drawn to the above-titled official letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)… purportedly signed by me,” he wrote.
“Regrettably, the quoted letter was never signed, authorized, or known to me. It is shocking to have a forged or cloned version of my signature on the letter. I therefore request that this criminal conduct by officers of the PDP and their collaborators within INEC be investigated and the culprits prosecuted.”
The allegation has further widened the division within the opposition party’s National Working Committee (NWC), as some members have reportedly accused Damagum of desperation to extend his hold on power as acting chairman.
Despite the controversy, the Damagum-led faction is said to be going ahead with plans for the party’s national convention, slated for November 16, 2025.
However, several top officials have expressed concerns over unresolved congresses in some states and warned that moving ahead could plunge the PDP into another round of legal battles.
Already, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered all parties to maintain the status quo on the planned convention pending the determination of a suit filed by three aggrieved PDP members, including the suspended chairmen of Imo and Abia states.
Justice James Omotosho, who issued the directive last Thursday, reaffirmed that judgment on the matter would be delivered before the end of October.
He also warned all parties to respect the existing restraining order until the court rules on the legality of the process.
The suit challenges the validity of the planned convention on the grounds that the party allegedly failed to conduct necessary congresses to elect delegates.
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