Fresh PDP Crisis: Wike-Backed Leadership Threatens Legal Showdown With Turaki’s Faction

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disclosed that it is weighing the option of taking legal action against the Tanimu Turaki-led faction for allegedly continuing to present itself as the party’s leadership despite existing court rulings.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, made this known in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, stating that the party had already lodged petitions with security agencies, urging them to intervene in the dispute.

According to him, the PDP is currently awaiting further advice from its legal department before deciding on its next line of action.

“For the party, we are only law-abiding men and women, and we cannot do beyond what the security agencies are supposed to do,” Mohammed said.

“What we have done is to write a petition and draw the attention of the police and other relevant security agencies. That is all we need to do.”

He added that the party would assess developments before determining whether to proceed with formal legal proceedings.

The internal crisis follows the Supreme Court’s April 30 ruling that nullified the PDP national convention held in Ibadan on November 15 and 16.

The convention, supported by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, had produced the Turaki-led leadership structure.

Subsequently, the Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees reconstituted Turaki and others into an Interim National Working Committee, deepening the internal dispute.

The faction has since continued to operate in opposition to the INEC-recognised PDP leadership aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Mohammed alleged that Turaki and Wabara had been invited by the police over the matter, but accused the faction of persisting in spreading misleading narratives.

“They have continued to remain determined in misinterpreting and pushing wrong narratives into the media space,” he said.

He urged security agencies to intensify efforts to resolve the leadership tussle.

In response, the Publicity Secretary of the Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee, Ini Ememobong, described the issue as a purely legal matter rather than a security concern.

He argued that the faction’s actions were based on existing court judgments, the PDP constitution, and Nigerian law.

“Our reaction is simple: it shows the level of ignorance of the law upon which they operate,” Ememobong said.

“This issue is not a matter for security; it is a legal matter where the judgment of court is involved, and we acted in accordance with the judgments, PDP Constitution, and Nigerian laws.”

He warned that those who file petitions could themselves face legal consequences if the law is properly applied.

“It is not always that the petitioner is right, because the petitioner can become the hunted,” he added.

Ememobong maintained that the Turaki-led leadership remains valid and will continue to oversee the affairs of the PDP.