A fresh crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is threatening the planned November National Convention of the party.
The party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has voided the dissolution of the Akwa Ibom State Working Committee (SWC) of the party by the National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum.
Anyanwu said PDP’s National Working Committee (NEC) never decided on the dissolution of the leadership of the party in the state.
The National Secretary and the National Chairman have been locked in a fresh battle, culminating in the issuance of conflicting letters by both leaders of the party.
A letter by Anyanwu, dated 1 October 2025, and titled: ‘RE: Dissolution of Akwa Ibom State Working Committee’, reads: ‘My attention has been drawn to the purported press release by the National Publicity Secretary (NPS) of our party, announcing the dissolution of the State Working Committee of Akwa Ibom State.
‘For purposes of clarity, that press release should be discountenanced, because there was no formal sitting of the National Working Committee (NWC) in which such a decision was taken.
‘It is not in the official position and duties of the National Publicity Secretary to take actions relating to the implementation of the decisions of the National Working Committee of our great party. As a result, the purported press release is null and void and of no effect.
‘The State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State stands undissolved.
‘Please, consider this letter as the rightful authority for you to continue in your duties as provided in the PDP Constitution 2017, as amended’.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary had, on Monday, issued a statement informing of the dissolution of the Akwa Ibom State’s Working Committee and the constitution of a 31-man caretaker committee to run the affairs of the party for a minimum of three months.
