Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has attributed his recent political struggles to his close relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Saturday, Anyanwu claimed victory in last Friday’s Supreme Court judgment and dismissed the opposition against him as “mere proxy wars.”
According to Anyanwu, certain party leaders are targeting him because of his long standing friendship with Wike, a bond that predates his political career.
“Those who appear to be against me are only fighting a proxy war because of my relationship with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who is my bosom friend and remains my friend. I cannot jettison my friends because of politics,” he stated.
Anyanwu emphasized that his friendship with Wike began long before his involvement in politics, adding that he had not even anticipated becoming the PDP’s National Secretary.
“Before politics, we were friends; I never knew that I was going to become a National Secretary of the PDP. And when he [Wike] needed me the most to support him while he was running as a presidential aspirant in PDP, I was not there for him. So now, what have I done to injure the party or anyone in it? It’s just mere speculation,” he said.
Regarding the possibility of the PDP merging with other political parties, Anyanwu firmly ruled out such a move, stating that the party’s structure is too large and established to consider forming any coalition.
Meanwhile, divisions remain within the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC), as the camps of Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, and National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, have expressed differing interpretations of the Supreme Court’s decision.
