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Anyanwu takes his expulsion from PDP to Court of Appeal
Former national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Samuel Anyanwu, has filed a Notice of Appeal before the Court of Appeal, challenging the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, which dismissed his suit and affirmed his recommended expulsion from the party.
Anyanwu, alongside some other members of the party including FCT minister, Nyesom Wike and former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, were expelled during the party’s November 2025 elective national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, following the adoption of a motion on alleged anti-party activities.
The appeal, dated April 10, 2026, was filed at the Abuja Judicial Division of the appellate court against the January 12, 2026, judgment delivered by Justice Yusuf Halilu in suit No. FCT/HC/CV/1050/2025.
In the Notice of Appeal, Anyanwu, listed as appellant, is contesting the decision against nine respondents, including the PDP, its immediate-past acting National Chairman, Amb Umar Damagum, and members of the party’s National Executive Committee.
The appellant is urging the appellate court to set aside the entire decision of the lower court, which declined jurisdiction on the basis that the matter constituted an internal party dispute.
Court documents showed that Anyanwu, in his nine grounds of appeal, is challenging the whole decision of the trial court.
Under the grounds of appeal, he faulted the trial judge’s finding that his failure to exhaust internal remedies rendered the suit premature and incompetent.
Quoting the lower court, the appeal stated: “The plaintiff’s failure to exhaust the internal remedies provided by the 2nd Defendant’s Constitution renders this suit premature and incompetent, and the jurisdiction of this Court is thereby ousted.”
He argued that the conclusion occasioned a miscarriage of justice, maintaining that his suit sought declaratory and injunctive relief on the competence of the PDP’s National Disciplinary Committee to entertain allegations against him.
According to him, the issues raised bordered on his constitutional right to a fair hearing and the legality of the disciplinary process.
“The complaints of the appellant touch and concern his constitutional rights (particularly right to fair hearing) and the violation of the Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party,” the appeal read.
Anyanwu further contended that the suit challenged the legality, constitutionality and conduct of the disciplinary proceedings, including the findings and recommendations of the National Disciplinary Committee led by High Chief Tom Ikimi.
He insisted that his grievances transcended the internal affairs of the party and were therefore justiciable, adding that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria remains supreme over party rules.
“The appellant has unfettered access to the court to ventilate his grievances and seek appropriate remedy,” he stated, adding that the suit was not premature and that the lower court had jurisdiction to entertain it.
On another ground, he faulted the trial court’s conclusion that his claims did not fall within any recognised exception to the doctrine of non-justiciability of intra-party disputes.
Several candidates recently shortlisted for recruitment into the Nigerian Army from Imo State have sustained varying degrees of injuries after the vehicle conveying them to the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State, was involved in a road accident on Saturday.
The candidates were said to be travelling to the training institution to commence their basic military training when the accident occurred.
Military sources familiar with the incident disclosed that the journey was being coordinated under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel P.D. Ngal.
A military source said the victims had successfully passed the recruitment process and were heading to the Depot Nigerian Army in Zaria to begin their recruit training before the accident disrupted the journey.
“The candidates from Imo State were on their way to the Depot Nigerian Army in Zaria to begin their recruit training when the accident happened this morning,” the source said.
Videos seen by our correspondent showed several injured candidates lying by the roadside and inside damaged vehicles as emergency responders and other travellers made frantic efforts to evacuate them.
Many of the injured candidates were subsequently rushed to nearby hospitals for medical attention.
As of the time of filing this report, the exact cause of the accident and the number of casualties had yet to be officially confirmed.
Benue State Police Command has condemned the killing of the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Benue State chapter, Ardo Rabo Mohammed, and another man, Yakubu Isa, describing the attack as a senseless criminal act capable of undermining ongoing peace and security efforts in the state.
The victims were reportedly attacked by gunmen while returning from a security meeting along the Okwudu-Ogoli Road in Otukpo Local Government Area.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Cletus C.N. Nwadiogbu, condemned the killings and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased.
“The Commissioner of Police strongly condemns in its entirety the brutal killing of the Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Benue State chapter, Ardo Rabo Mohammed, and one Yakubu Isa, who were reportedly attacked by unknown assailants while returning from a security meeting along Okwudu-Ogoli Road, Otukpo,” the statement read.
According to the police, the command has commenced a full-scale investigation into the incident, with tactical and intelligence teams deployed to track down those responsible.
The Commissioner assured residents that the command would leave no stone unturned in ensuring the perpetrators are identified, arrested and prosecuted.
He appealed to members of the public to remain calm, avoid taking the law into their own hands, and refrain from spreading unverified information capable of escalating tensions.
The police also urged anyone with credible information that could aid the investigation to report to the nearest police station or contact the command through its emergency lines.
Three bandits have been arrested in Benue state after a lady who they had kidnapped and released, identified them at a motor park and raised alarm.
The k!kidnappers came to Ihotu park to board a vehicle to Makurdi and were met by the lady they had earlier kidnapped and released after collecting ransom from her relatives.
They were even using a bag they collected from the girl. The girl raised the alarm, held one inside the vehicle, and two took to their heels, but were caught.
They had a ghana-must-go bag at the back of the vehicle. N11m was found inside the bag.
Following the confirmation of their identity by another lady who was also their victim, mob gathered around with the intent to beat them up and possibly set them ablaze.
But the park manager decided to invite the police and soldiers who rescued them and took them to their station.
It was later gathered that the Benue state Governor, Rev. Father Hyacinth Alia called and said he was interested in the case which made the police to take the apprehended bandits to Makurdi, the state capital.
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