Abuja, Nigeria – Na wah! The latest gist wey come from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) be say dem don unanimously reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as their National Secretary. But no be say na only celebration, o. Dem say him gatz withdraw all legal wahala wey dey follow am and no go obstruct the upcoming National Elective Convention wey dem don plan for August.
Sources wey dey inside the PDP National Headquarters talk say dem governors and big men inside the National Assembly and Board of Trustees don agree to this terms. Dem want make Anyanwu no spoil any staff matter and ensure say everybody dey work together as one big family. Na wetin we dey call party unity!
Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, confirm this development after the 100th NEC meeting wey happen for Abuja on Monday. According to am, dem don plan the 101st NEC meeting for July 23 to finalize all arrangements for the convention. Abeg, PDP no wan waste time o!
But wetin dem no fit hide be say PDP don dey face serious wahala since the 2023 presidential election. E be like say dem don divide into two factions with serious power palaver. One side support Anyanwu, while another group wan continue with Setonji Koshoedo as Acting National Secretary. Na so splitting dey take happen from Wadata Plaza.
Monday, as tension dey build, police don even block Wadata Plaza. E come make PDP Board of Trustees relocat their earlier meeting from there to Yar’Adua Centre. Wabara, the chairman of BoT, come dey talk against that blockade wey e call total embarrassment and harassing. E say make everybody stay calm as dem dey find solution to the issues.
Wabara try to keep the party spirits high, say, “This day go enter history. PDP no go die; we go survive all this wahala.” As for Damagum, he gree say PDP get enough internal strategies to handle all the wahala dem dey face.
During the meeting, dem agree say Anyanwu go fit return, but na with conditions to respect party laws and no try to victimise any staff. As per the South East leaders, dem still dey deliberate on how to react to this decision. Phew!
In the end, everybody seem to ginger each other say make dem leave their past issues behind and focus on how to be a strong opposition. Saraki still hails PDP as winner in all dis crisis matter. As e dey be, na only one thing sure: PDP no dey ready to give up their title as one of the main players for Nigerian politics.
