PDP CRISES: INEC Writes Party To Pick Oguebego As Chair Posted by: Nwanosike Onu, Awka The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State may have been settled, following a letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the national headquarters of the party yesterday. The letter dated October 23, was addressed to the national chairman. It was signed by Musa H. Adamu. It said INEC would only deal with the Ejike Oguebego-led Executive Committee of the party in Anambra. This committee is believed to be loyal to the Chief Chris Uba faction of the PDP. The letter was yesterday acknowledged by the PDP national secretariat. It was titled: “Re: current status of the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State”. The letter reads: “The commission acknowledged receipt of several letters on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State. Several court orders, rulings and consent judgments in which INEC was not a party were also attached. “You may wish to note that the commission monitored a state congress of the PDP in Anambra State at which Chief Ejike Oguebego was elected as the chairman. “Further, you may wish to note that the Federal High Court Division in its ruling of September 12, 2013 ordered both the PDP and INEC to recognise and deal with the Oguebego-led state Executive Committee in all elections in Anambra State. “The order is still subsisting and an appeal arising thereto is yet to be determined at the Court of Appeal. “Consequently, the commission is left with no choice but to continue to recognise Chief Oguebego as the chairman of your party in Anambra until specifically ordered otherwise by a court of law. “Therefore, you are advised to accord necessary recognition to Oguebego and his committee. “Please accept the assurances of the commission. THE NATION OCTOBER 31, 2014.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 04:41:34 +0000