Senator Samuel Anyanwu has insisted he remains the substantive National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, dismissing the weekend convention in Ibadan as “a jamboree” lacking legitimacy. Now leading a bloc loyal to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, following the factionalisation of the party in the build-up to the Ibadan convention, Anyanwu, in an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, monitored by DIRISU YAKUBU, says Governor Seyi Makinde must not allow his 2027 presidential ambition to kill the PDP, even as he called on him to join hands with others to reposition the party
Can we refer to you as a suspended PDP National Secretary?
I am the Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party. I was suspended, but I resisted. There was no basis to suspend me in the first place. The party appears to have a new leadership under Tanimu Turaki (SAN), and there are reports that you, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, and others were suspended at the Ibadan convention for anti-party activities.
I was elected for four years. My tenure ends at midnight on December 7, 2025. I remain the substantive Secretary of the PDP. Until this tenure elapses, I remain the authentic National Secretary of our great party, the PDP.
What do you make of what happened in Ibadan?
For me, it’s just a jamboree. The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, commissioned a gigantic motor park project. What I saw in Ibadan was simply the commissioning of a motor park project. There was no convention. You need to ask yourself. How many states participated in the said convention? We have 36 states in the country, including the Federal Capital Territory. How many states sent their delegates to Ibadan?
