Ogbeide Associates, the legal counsel representing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), demanding an investigation into Senator Samuel Anyanwu and Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed over alleged false information submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The petition accuses the duo of forwarding a letter dated November 3, 2025, to INEC, which falsely claimed that the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) had suspended Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as Acting National Chairman and replaced him with Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed.
According to the law firm, the claim contradicts the resolutions of the NWC’s 608th Emergency Meeting held on November 1, 2025—just 48 hours before the controversial letter was sent. The petition asserts that the NWC actually resolved to suspend Senator Anyanwu himself, along with three other officers, for alleged anti-party activities.
The petitioners stated that no official NWC resolution, minutes, or attendance records exist to show that Ambassador Damagum was suspended or that Mohammed was appointed in his stead.
Furthermore, the legal team pointed out that official attendance records from the meeting show Senator Anyanwu was absent, while Hon. Mohammed was present, implying that Mohammed had direct knowledge that the claims in the letter were false.
The petition also cited a subsisting Federal High Court judgment of October 10, 2024 (Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/579/2024), which recognized Damagum as the Acting National Chairman and restrained INEC from accepting documents not signed by him. This judgment, according to the petitioners, was affirmed by the Court of Appeal on March 9, 2026, which also upheld Anyanwu’s suspension.
In addition to investigating Anyanwu and Mohammed, the law firm urged the IGP to probe how INEC processed the November 3 letter, given that the electoral umpire was already in possession of the court judgments and the official NWC resolutions.
Speaking on the petition, counsel to the petitioner, Anthony Ehilebo, Esq., stated: “This petition is not about personalities. It is about whether public institutions can be misled with documents that do not reflect the true position of internal party processes, and whether such conduct will be investigated as the law requires.”
The firm urged the Nigeria Police Force to treat the matter with urgency, stating they are ready to provide all supporting documentation to assist with the investigation.
