Damagum’s allies, however, insist the convention must go ahead, warning that further delays could weaken the PDP’s preparations for 2027.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is once again engulfed in crisis after the discovery of a forged signature belonging to its National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, on an official notice sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the party’s planned national convention.
The revelation has cast fresh uncertainty over the opposition party’s November 16, 2025, convention, deepening long-standing internal divisions.
According to party insiders, INEC received a convention notice on August 29, 2025, bearing what appeared to be Senator Anyanwu’s endorsement. But in a letter dated October 15, 2025, and addressed to INEC, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the DSS, Anyanwu flatly disowned the document.
“My attention has been drawn to an official letter to INEC with Ref. No. PDP/DOM/GF.2/Vol. 1M/25 – 140 dated August 25, 2025, purportedly signed by me,” the letter read.
“Regrettably, the quoted letter was never signed, authorized, or known to me. It is shocking to have a forged or cloned version of my signature on the letter.”
The PDP secretary has since called for a full investigation, urging security agencies to identify those behind the alleged forgery and bring them to justice.
