Olu Samuel, Lokoja

The first runners up in the last state Congress of the People’s Democratic party,PDP in Kogi state, Muhammad Sani Gambo, has asked the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party to swear him in as the State Chairman of the Party following the disqualification of Enemona Anyebe by the Court.

Speaking at a Press Conference held at the NUJ Press Centre Lokoja, described Hon Enemona Anyebe as an impostor, calling on Security Agencies in the State to arrest him any where he parades himself.

“The crude manner jointly masterminded by Hon. Enemona Anyebe and his sponsors to take over, through military style the leadership of PDP in Kogi State lives much to be desired.”

This is even more worrisome that Kogites, Nigerians and the world looks up to the PDP at this moment to salvage Nigeria from the precipice of outright destruction. Unfortunately, it is surprising that these haters of democracy are trying to undermine the will of the PDP members in Kogi State.” He said.

He said that the need for the principle of
fairness, justice and equity, to reflect in our conduct and activities particularly as an opposition Political Party must not be compromised.

According to him, “the last PDP State Congress in Kogi state was free and fair and the outcome well accepted by all the contestants except for one position, the office of the State Chairman, where a court order barred Hon. Enemona Anyebe, the person parading himself as Chairman now from contesting and presenting himself for screening.

The Party was asked not to screen him, all because of the court order and ruling that was yet to be vacated before the Congress and as we speak.

“We are however worried that Hon.
Enemona Anyebe, the purported State Chairman who was suspended by the Party first by his Local Government Executives, affirmed by the State Executives in 2019 and again by his Wards Executives in 2024, all on account of anti-party, affirmed by a court ruling that supported the various suspension, now presides over the affairs of our Party in the State.”

We are all aware also that it was from the Ward Executives that the usurper Chairman was dragged to the Court.

We therefore wonder how Hon. Enemona Anyebe could have become the State Party Chairman when the nomination form that was sold to him to Contest as Chairman was withdrawn by the COURT ORDER via Suit No.
HC/OKP/54M/2024 of the Kogi State High Court.”

Gambo therefore called on the National Working Committee of the Party, particularly the Acting National Chairman, the Secretary, Organising Secretary and Legal Adviser to do the needful to prevent the party from running into trouble waters.

However, efforts to get the the state party Chairman ,Enemona Anyebe to react to the allegations proved abortive.

He promised to get back to our correspondent with his reaction later but had not done so as at the time of filling this report.