Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, yesterday, said he fully stood by the position of the National Working Committee (NWC), the Board of Trustees, and South East Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the crisis rocking the party.

Mbah also expressed support for the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party scheduled for today, Monday, June 30th, 2025, saying while he was still a member of the PDP, he was “simply fed up with the shenanigans that had more or less made the party an endless circus.”
This was as the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has congratulated he embattled national secretary of the PDP, Samuel Anyanwu, on his 60th birthday and assured him never to worry as he was solidly behind him.

This regardless, the PDP leadership said it would go ahead with its expanded caucus meeting slated for today, even as it has invited officials of the party to the caucus meeting.

However, the Enugu governor, who made his position known to newsmen after a closed-door meeting with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Chairman of PDP Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara; and the South East Zonal Chairman of the party, Chief Ali Odefa, among others, at the Government House, Enugu, reiterated the position of the South East ZEC of the PDP to review its future with the party if its stand on the issue of the National Secretary was not honoured, insisting it remained sacrosanct.

According to Mbah, “For the record, just as I stated during my interactive session with Fellows and Members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Enugu at the weekend, while I am still a member of the PDP, the South East – and that includes me – reserves the right to review our continued membership of the party if the party is unwilling to put its house in order.

“That was invariably the position adopted during our last South East Zonal meeting held here in Enugu. During that meeting, the caucus noted that the party should not disregard the zone’s stand regarding the National Secretary position.

“To all intents and purposes, this has obviously not been the case. So, there is no doubt as to where I stand on the matter. The position of the South East with respect to the National Secretaryship of the party as issued in that communique is sacrosanct,” he stated.

Other PDP chieftains at the meeting included the former National Chairman of the party and BOT member, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo; Senator Sam Egwu, Iyom Josephine Anenih, Senator Ben Obi, and Hon. Udeh-Okoye, among others.

Don’t Fear, Wike Tells Anyanwu

Minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has congratulated the national secretary of the PDP, Samuel Anyanwu, on his 60th birthday, assuring him never to worry as he was solidly behind him.

Speaking at the birthday ceremony and presentation of a book titled: ‘Sam Daddy in My Eyes’, on Saturday in Abuja, Wike praised Anyanwu over his affirmation as the PDP national secretary.

According to Wike, “I am happy with the crowd I am seeing here. It shows you are a man of the people. Let me assure you, for people like us, we will stand with you. We will continue to be with you. It doesn’t matter what the people will say.

“Nobody fights a war, wins and begs. You have won, and the people concerned should come and talk to you, not you inviting them. You don’t fight a war and win and then people will say come, no. Tell them, ‘You, come to me’.

“You have people like me, so don’t be afraid. I am here. We have done it before, and we will do it again. Some people will not be happy, but I am happy.
“What makes a man is his character and not how much money he has or the food he provides. If you don’t have character, go to hell with your food.”

Wike said he advised Anyanwu to be steadfast and unyielding in the tussle for the national secretary position, saying, “So I warned him, if you know you will not stand firm, say it now. I also asked him, are you sure you can stand this fight?

“A situation where virtually everybody, including governors, are fighting you, will not be easy but if you stand firm you will win.

“However, if you begin to go left and you go right, not only will you lose, you will suffer, and he assured me that he would stand firm and would not change.
“You have shown me, with what had just happened recently, that you are a man that will stand by his words,” the FCT minister stated.

PDP Caucus Meeting Holds Today

The expanded PDP caucus meeting is going ahead today, even as officials across board have been invited.
In a statement by the national secretary of the party, Anyanwu, the party said, ”The National Working Committee (NWC) of our Great Party, PDP, wishes to inform and invite the following Stakeholders to a Special Expanded National Caucus Meeting of our Party scheduled to hold as follows:

”Date: Monday, June 30th, 2025.Venue: National Secretariat (NEC Hall), Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja FCT. Time: 2:00pm.”

The invited stakeholders to the meeting included all Statutory Members of National Caucus , Deputy National Officers, and  BoT Members

Also invited were All State Chairmen,  All Members of PDP national assembly Caucus, former NWC members (Still in the Party) all  National Ex-Officio Members and All PDP Former Governors (Still in the Party,  All Immediate Past Gubernatorial Candidates (Still in the Party).

The national secretary position in the PDP national working committee (NWC) has been the subject of a prolonged tussle, with Anyanwu, Sunday Udeh-Okoye, and Setonji Koshoedo laying claim to the role.

On June 25, Umar Damagum, PDP acting chairman, affirmed Anyanwu, Wike’s ally, as the national secretary.

The PDP board of trustees (BoT) and 11 members of the NWC have condemned Damagum’s action, saying it contradicted the decision of the national executive committee (NEC).

But the stakeholders of the party including the NWC, the Bot and other stakeholders would meet today to take a position on the substantive national secretary of the party.