2027: Turaki camp kicks as INEC rejects PDP excos

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected the Tanimu Turaki (SAN)-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, citing subsisting court judgments and unresolved legal processes.

In response to the decision, the Turaki-led NWC’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, maintained that the party leadership was legitimate and emphasised that there was no faction within the PDP.

However, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Nyesom Wike-backed faction, hailed the move as a faithful adherence to court judgments.

PDP governors had endorsed the Ibadan convention, where Turaki and other members of the NWC were elected on November 16 for four-year terms.

However, Wike, along with his allies, Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Anyanwu, insisted they still held the positions of Acting National Chairman and Acting National Secretary, respectively.

While the governors facilitated a smooth handover from former chairman Umar Damagum to Turaki before Damagum’s tenure officially ended on December 9, the Wike-aligned faction went ahead on December 8 to appoint Mohammed, Anyanwu, and others as 13 members of a 60-day caretaker committee.

Both factions have since been vying for INEC’s official recognition. Punch