JUST IN: INEC Declines To Recognise Turaki-Led PDP Leadership

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declined to recognise the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki, citing ongoing court cases and existing judicial rulings.

INEC made its position known in a letter dated December 22, 2025, signed by its Secretary, Dr Rose Oriaran-Anthony.

The commission stated that it could not honour requests to acknowledge or publish on its official website the list of national officers said to have emerged from the PDP’s National Convention held in Ibadan on November 15 and 16, 2025.

INEC explained that its decision is anchored on subsisting court judgments as well as unresolved legal processes tied to the leadership crisis rocking the party.

It stressed that recognising any factional leadership while the dispute remains before the courts would be improper, adding that it will await the final outcome of the legal proceedings before taking any action.