At the resumed hearing, Anyanwu’s lawyer, U. C. Njemanze-Aku, told the court that the suit had been overtaken by events. The dispute over the office of the PDP National Secretary began when Anyanwu vacated the office to contest the 2023 Imo State governorship election, which he lost. On December 20th 2024, the Court of Appeal in Enugu, upheld an earlier judgment of the Federal High Court, which removed Anyanwu and affirmed Udeh-Okoye as the authentic National Secretary of the PDP. In March 2025, the Supreme Court overturned the decisions of both the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court that had sacked Anyanwu. In an effort to resolve the legal uncertainty, Anyanwu later filed a fresh suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking enforcement of his position and related reliefs.

Source: Punch January 21, 2026 06:42 UTC