On Monday, the PDP factional National Executive Committee, backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, approved the creation of a 13-person interim committee headed by Tanimu Turaki (SAN).
Alhaji Hamza Akuyam Koshe, Dr. Daniel Woyenikuro, Richard Ihediwa, Isa Abubakar, Okechekwu Obiechina Daniel, Theophilus Dakas Shan, Ini Ememobong, Aribisala Adewale Idowu, Bara’u Shafi, Mrs. Anthonia Chinenyenwa, Umar Dan Aji, and former Oyo State deputy governor Amb Taofeek Arapaja are the other members of the interim NWC.
Tony Aziegbemi, the chairman of the Edo State PDP, made the motion, which Clement Fagboyede dutifully seconded, and the decision was made at the Makinde-backed 103rd NEC meeting in Abuja.
However, in response, the PDP-backed Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, rejected the NEC meeting, claiming it was not permitted.
Additionally, it rejected allegations of an interim NWC as unfounded and unenforceable.
The PDP national convention, which was supported by Makinde and took place in Ibadan on November 15 and 16 and produced the Turaki-led leadership, was declared invalid by the Supreme Court on April 30 in a narrow 3-2 decision.
The PDP was chastised by the court for disobeying clear court orders, ruling that the convention had violated existing judgements preventing the party from moving forward until certain requirements were met.
Wabara Reacts
Responding to the move, The head of the Makinde camp Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara, said that the party currently lacked acknowledged leadership as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the suspension of Samuel Anyanwu, the PDP National Secretary supported by Wike, and others.
He clarified that the BoT had stepped in to promote harmony and re-establish stability within the PDP in compliance with the party’s constitution.
Wabara also said that the BoT will secure the required two-thirds majority to call a NEC meeting on Monday, where a caretaker committee would be established, and he ordered all PDP employees to report back to work.
Wike-backed PDP
Wike-backed PDP Publicity Secretary Jungudo Mohammed, however, denied reports of a leadership void, stating that Anyanwu and Abdulrahman Mohammed continue to govern the party as national secretary and national chairman, respectively.
The group further rejected the news of a caretaker committee and claims that Wabara, Makinde, and others had held a 103rd NEC meeting.
Jungudo Mohammed said in a statement on Monday that the Mohammed-led NWC did not convene any such NEC meeting.
“Consequently, any resolutions, announcements, or claims emanating from that gathering are null, void, and of no effect.
Additionally, he condemned Wabara’s participation in the meeting. Adding that the party had removed him at the ward level for anti-party activities after he publicly backed Abia State Governor Alex Otti’s election.
The Mohammed-led NWC cautioned that putting these activities under the BoT’s jurisdiction was deceptive, pointing out that the organization had no executive authority and was only advisory.
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