{"id":124592,"date":"2025-12-24T21:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T20:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124592"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T20:57:35","slug":"no-faction-says-pdp-accuses-inec-of-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/no-faction-says-pdp-accuses-inec-of-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"No Faction, Says PDP, Accuses INEC of Bias\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected claims of factionalism by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), insisting that its National Working Committee (NWC) led by National Chairman Tanimu Turaki (SAN) remains the sole legitimate leadership of the party.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary Comrade Ini Ememobong, the PDP dismissed INEC\u2019s recent letter refusing to recognise or upload details of officers elected at the controversial Ibadan national convention, attributing the umpire\u2019s stance to \u201cmonumental pressure\u201d and \u201cconsistent bias.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThere is no faction in the PDP in law and fact,\u201d the statement declared, noting that judgments of the Federal High Court cited by INEC have been appealed with applications for stay of execution already filed. \u201cVery soon the Court of Appeal will hear and give judgment in the matters.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The party accused INEC of suppressing key facts in court, including its monitoring of NEC meetings that unanimously approved the convention and receipt of formal notice. It further pointed out that INEC monitored the party\u2019s governorship primaries in Ekiti and Osun conducted under the Turaki-led NWC.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>While acknowledging INEC\u2019s claim of neutrality pending court resolution, the PDP reminded the Commission of the Supreme Court\u2019s recent ruling in the SDP case barring interference in political parties\u2019 internal affairs. \u201cDemocracy is hinged on majority rule, so the committee of friends of Wike and Anyanwu cannot be validly referred to as a faction,\u201d the party stressed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ememobong highlighted overwhelming endorsements of Turaki\u2019s leadership in the past month by the Board of Trustees, Governors\u2019 Forum, state chairmen, parliamentary caucuses, former governors and ministers, and other stakeholders.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The PDP criticised INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN) for convening a \u201ccontrived\u201d meeting last Friday despite ongoing litigation, accusing the Commission of deliberately creating a false perception of division to justify its refusal to recognise the Turaki NWC.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe remind INEC that their constitutional responsibility is primarily to Nigerians and the defence of democracy,\u201d the party stated, urging members to \u201cremain calm and resolute\u201d as it repositions for electoral success.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected claims of factionalism by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), insisting that its National Working Committee (NWC) led by National&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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