The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has disowned the Enugu State chairman of the party, John Paul Anih who was recently elected to that position.
The NDC had elected Anih, a former aide to ex-Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as its state after he reportedly emerged victorious at the party’s State Congress held on May 4, 2026 in Enugu. Anih was said to have secured a landslide victory after the party adopted for a consensus arrangement.
But the party in a statement on Sunday night by Osa Director, its National Publicity Secretary, described him as “a fraud, does not represent the NDC, and is not by any stretch of the imagination, the Enugu State Chairman of NDC”.
The statement reads “The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) and entire leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has been drawn to the nefarious activities of a certain John Paul Anih who is purporting to be the Enugu State Chairman of NDC, there by impersonating the authentic and legally recognised Enugu State Chairman, in the person of Engr. Ibuchukwu Obeta.
“Apart from impersonating our state Chairman, the said Mr. John Paul Anih, we learnt also conducted a kangaroo state Congress where he allegedly installed himself as state chairman. He has also approached a court in Enugu, seeking to compel NDC to recognise him as our state Chairman for Enugu State.
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“Mr. John Paul Anih did not stop at that. While his case is yet to be heard, he went ahead to forge and reproduce copies of the NDC Expression of Interest Forms which he sold to unsuspecting prospects.
The NDC hereby warns unsuspecting members of the public that Mr. John Paul Anih does not represent the NDC in any category whatsoever, and whoever transacts any business with him on behalf of the NDC does so at his/her own risk.
“Earlier today, we learnt that John Paul Anih has also seized the opportunity of the ongoing screening of aspirants by the party and set up what he called an aspirant screening Committee for Enugu State, which he is using to further defraud and extort some gullible politicians.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the National leadership of the NDC has set up screening committees to screen aspirants for the state houses of assembly across the 36 states of the Federation. The three-man team for Enugu State comprises the following:
1. Hon. Sylvester O. Nwankwo – Chairman
2. Barr. Ifeanyi Emmanuel Agbom- Secretary
3. Ngene Helen Funmilola – Member
“Any other person outside of the above mentioned, purporting to be a member of the Enugu State House of Assembly aspirants screening Committee is a fraud and should be treated as such”.
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