A new twist has emerged in the power tussle within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the circulation of fresh ‘warning letters’ said to justify the alleged suspension of some members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
The letters, released in Abuja on Sunday by loyalists of Acting National Chairman Umar Damagum, reportedly showed that a warning letter was issued to the party’s National Secretary on September 30, 2025, while another, dated the same day, was sent to the National Organising Secretary, Capt. Umar Bature (rtd).
However, the two officials told The Nation that the letters were an afterthought merely conjured to paint a false picture and try to justify the illogical and unworkable suspension said to have been served on them.
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“It is nonsense! Can anyone there dare give me a warning letter? Senator Anyanwu told The Nation.
Drawing attention to the party’s constitution, the PDP National Organizing Secretary, Umar Bature also told The Nation none of the purported signatories to the letter has any authority to write warning letters or suspend any member of the PDP National Working Committee.
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“Not at all. They just want to try justify the nonsense they did.
“They don’t have any power to write such or to suspend anybody,” he stated.
Another curious angle to the letters is the name of Abdulrahman Mohammed whom the Wike/Anyanwu bloc announced as replacement for the National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, appears as one of the signatories to the September 30, 2025 ‘warning letters’.
Other signatories include Chief Ali Odefa whose claim to the position of National Vice Chairman (South East) was invalidated by the Federal High Court in Abuja last Friday as well as Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, Zonal Caretaker Chairman (South-South) whose caretaker committee was also dismissed by the same court which upheld the zonal congress that elected Wike loyalist, Chief Dan Orbih as Chairman of the PDP South-South zone.
Following the example of former Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose, other party stakeholders loyal to Wike/Anyanwu have continued to congratulate the new leadership put in place to replace ‘suspended’ Ambassador Damagum and others.
Thrice-elected FCT Senator, Philip Aduda and former Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom were among those who congratulated the new party leadership and demanded better performance than what obtained under Damagum’s leadership.
