Nigeria, June 25 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has restored Samuel Anyanwu to his position as its national secretary.

The acting National Chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagun, announced the decision at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.

The decision comes a day after the party's leadership met with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the leadership crisis in the party.

At the meeting, INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, had expressed dismay that in the last couple of months, the commission received letters from the party, saying that Sunday Udeh-Okoye was secretary and thereafter changed its mind and said it was Mr Anyanwu and later Setonji Koshoedo.

Mr Damagun, who was accompanied to the press conference ...