No final Decision Yet on Leadership Crisis in LP and PDP by INEC
Election Commission Refutes Reinstatement of Abure, Anyanwu as National Officers within Labour Party, People's Democratic Party
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made it clear they haven't taken a decisive stand on the ongoing leadership drama within the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Specifically, INEC clarified that they haven't officially recognized any individuals as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP). Moreover, they haven't reached a decision regarding the National Secretary position of the PDP.
The electoral body, through a statement by its Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, addressed these matters on a recent Thursday, in response to media reports suggesting that INEC had reinstated Julius Abure and Umar Farouk Ibrahim as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), respectively, and had recognized Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the PDP [1][2][3].
However, Oyekanmi affirmed that the reports were unfounded, given that INEC has neither made a decision regarding the LP nor the PDP. According to him, the names of the national officers of the LP on the INEC website were uploaded due to a previous court order, distinct from the latest Supreme Court judgement [3][5]. For the PDP, there had been no changes to the National Secretary's listing on the website [3][5].
As a responsible institution, INEC is carefully examining the Supreme Court ruling on the Labour Party and will inform the public of its decision in due time [1][2][3].
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[1] - https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/inec-has-not-made-any-decision-on-lp-pdp-leadership-situation-oyekanmi/[2] - https://saharareporters.com/2022/05/20/inec-has-not-taken-decision-labour-party-pdp-leadership-crisis-oyekanmi[3] - https://punchng.com/inec-denies-taking-decision-on-labour-party-leadership-crisis/[4] - https://dailytimes.ng/inec-has-not-decided-on-lp-pdp-leadership-crisis-oyekanmi/[5] - https://www.todaysnigerianews.com/index.php/2022/05/20/inec-did-not-acknowledge-new-lp-national-officers-following-courts-order/
- Insecurity and hardship concerns in Naija have been criticized by Rep Isa, urging Tinubu to address them instead of focusing on politics.
- The Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are still facing leadership crises, with INEC yet to make a final decision.
- The Chairman of the PDP, Samuel Anyanwu, has not been recognized by INEC according to their recent statements.
- Julius Abure, previously accused of insecurity issues, remains the recognized Chairman of the Labour Party as per a court order, but INEC has not officially decided on the matter.
- Despite reports suggesting changes to the PDP Secretary listings on INEC's website, there have been no actual changes according to the commission.
- The APC has gained more members recently, including three Reps from Katsina who jumped ship to the party.
- The politics surrounding the leadership crises in the LP and PDP continue to dominate general news and discussions on policy-and-legislation and politics, with the Labor Party experiencing a notable switch in party allegiances from the Lagos PDP.
