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| Senator Samuel Anyanwu |
The Supreme Court of Nigeria, Friday, March 21, 2025, in a significant decision, reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The court’s unanimous judgment, delivered by a five-member panel, emphasized that matters concerning party leadership and membership are internal affairs and should not be subject to judicial scrutiny.
This ruling overturns previous decisions by the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal, which had recognized Sunday Udey-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary.
The court noted that the plaintiff lacked legal standing and that exceptional circumstances required for judicial intervention were absent
Justice Jamilu Tukur, who delivered the lead judgment of the Supreme Court, consequently struck out the judgment of the trial court delivered in October last year and also set aside the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal, which had in December affirmed the sack of Anyanwu as PDP’s National Secretary.
The judge subsequently affirmed the minority judgment of the appellate court delivered by Justice Ekanem, which had nullified the judgment of the trial court on account of lack of jurisdiction.
Besides, the apex court held that the plaintiff, Aniagu Emmanuel, who initiated the suit at the trial court, lacked the necessary legal backing to do so, since he did not show how he was affected by who is the National Secretary of the PDP.
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