A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, has described the recent convention of the party as a “jamboree,” insisting the event held in Ibadan, Oyo State, was illegal.
He made this known after the PDP suspended him and other chieftains of the main opposition party.
The PDP chieftain said, “16 states had not even done their congresses; the entire South-East has not done their congress,” suggesting that “all that happened yesterday [Saturday] was a jamboree.
“When I heard somebody yesterday at the convention, when they were celebrating, having their jamboree, saying that we must obey the rules of the party, I laughed,” he said.
The PDP held its 2025 convention between Saturday and Sunday, expelling the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike; a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; Anyanwu, its former national secretary; and others for anti-party activities.
It also dissolved party structures in Imo, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers states.
A chieftain of the PDP, Bode George, moved the motion for the expulsion of 11 key members, citing what he described as activities inconsistent with the party’s collective interest as reasons for the move.
The chairman of the PDP in Bauchi State quickly seconded the motion.