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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to urgently clarify the confusion surrounding its National Secretary position.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yakubu made this appeal on Tuesday during a closed-door meeting with the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) and key party stakeholders in Abuja. According to him, the leadership dispute has created inconsistencies in the party’s official communications with the Commission.
The INEC chairman explained that the PDP had initially approached the Commission to resolve the leadership uncertainty. He noted that the party’s letters to INEC over the past months have been contradictory, especially regarding the identity of its National Secretary.
“At different times, the party identified Mr. Ude Okoye and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary. The party kept changing its position, and the last letter sent to the Commission was even unsigned by any Secretary,” Yakubu stated.
Yakubu emphasized that according to INEC’s regulations, letters from political parties must be jointly signed by both the National Chairman and the National Secretary to be officially recognized.
“We need clear confirmation from the party on who holds this critical office to ensure smooth interaction and compliance with electoral procedures,” he added.
In response, the PDP’s Acting National Chairman, Iliya Umar Damagun, acknowledged the leadership challenge and thanked INEC for providing the platform to address the issue.
Damagun explained that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party had authorised him to sign communications to the Commission in the interim, to prevent further disputes pending the resolution of the matter.
He also confirmed that the issue had been through several court cases, concluding at the Supreme Court, where INEC was involved.
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