Nigeria, July 1 -- The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed Samuel Anyanwu as the national secretary, ending months of internal conflict that threatened the stability of Nigeria's main opposition party.

PDP Acting National Chairperson Umar Damagun disclosed this while addressing journalists after the 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which was held behind closed doors at the party's national secretariat in Abuja.

Mr Damagun stated that the NEC meeting had one item on the agenda: resolving the leadership dispute over the national secretary position in line with the PDP's consultations with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

"As you can see, we just rose ...