Supreme Court: INEC reveals stance on recognising LP, PDP officials amid cold leadership war

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  • The Independent National Electoral Commission has reacted to reports claiming it has recognised caller leaders for the Labour Party and PDP
  • In a connection signed by Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, the committee described the study arsenic mendacious and misleading
  • The committee further noted that it is inactive studying the caller Supreme Court judgement and has not taken a last determination connected some party’s leadership

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering political parties and movements.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports suggesting it has officially recognised definite individuals arsenic leaders of the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 INEC reveals stanceINEC reacts to ongoing quality successful Labour Party involving Abure and different apical enactment officials. Photo credit: @NgLabour
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In a statement issued connected Thursday, May 8, shared connected its authoritative website connected X, the committee described the media reports arsenic “false and misleading.”

INEC clarified that nary last determination has been taken regarding the enactment disputes wrong either party.

“The reports are mendacious and misleading. The Commission has not made immoderate determination successful respect of either the LP oregon PDP,” said Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi.

INEC speaks connected caller Labour Party and PDP leaders

 INEC speaks connected  recognising LP, PDP officialsINEC insists it is yet to recognise immoderate PDP authoritative including embattled caput Anyanwu amid ongoing crisis. Image for illustration purposes. Photo credit: Official PDP
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Oyekanmi explained that the names of the enactment officials existent listed connected its INEC's website were uploaded earlier successful compliance with tribunal orders, unrelated to caller Supreme Court rulings concerning the parties.

Similarly, the committee clarified that the PDP’s nationalist caput listing connected its website had not been altered.

“The Commission has not made immoderate determination successful respect of either the LP oregon PDP,” helium stressed.

Oyekanmi added:

“As a law-abiding institution, the Commission is cautiously studying the judgement of the Supreme Court connected the Labour Party and volition pass its determination to the nationalist successful owed course.”

INEC spoke amid rising tensions wrong some parties implicit interior leadership claims and interpretations of caller tribunal judgments.

Legit.ng earlier reported that the situation successful labour Party deepened arsenic Governor Alex Otti was reportedly suspended from the enactment implicit the allegation of anti-party activities.

Senator Ireti Kingibe, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, and 3 different national lawmakers were besides suspended for the aforesaid reason.

The Labour Party bigwigs were suspended by Julius Abure's faction of the party, saying the determination followed a disciplinary committee report.

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Labour Party crisis: Abure speaks

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Abure declared that nary vacuum exists successful the enactment of the LP.

Abure said immoderate declaration to the contrary by immoderate idiosyncratic oregon radical was a nullity.

Revisiting the Supreme Court's verdict connected Monday, April 7, Abure said the nationalist caretaker committee is an amerciable assemblage chartless to immoderate instrumentality guiding the LP.

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