The Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no authority to choose leadership for the party.
The declaration was made by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, while reacting to INEC’s quarterly consultative meeting with political parties, which was attended by the Abdulraman Mohammed-led National Caretaker Committee (NCC).
Ememobong said, “We are aware that the Independent National Electoral Commission invited the leaders of political parties to a meeting today (Thursday),” emphasizing that while INEC can convene consultations with political parties, it cannot dictate or appoint leadership structures within the PDP.
The statement underscores ongoing tensions within the party over its internal leadership, highlighting the PDP’s insistence on autonomy in managing its internal affairs amid the consultative interactions with the electoral commission.
