The hope for a unified People’s Democratic Party remains dim as rival factions continue to drift apart.
Findings by AIT News on Sunday suggest that a workable resolution is nowhere in sight, with key groups still failing to come to the table to address the deep-seated leadership crisis rocking the party.
Spokesperson for the National Caretaker Committee, Jungudo Mohammed, is alleging that the Turaki camp is seeking to obtain a court order to stop the planned national convention after repeatedly declining several invitations to participate in reconciliation talks.
Despite public talk of reconciliation, the feuding sides in the PDP remain deeply entrenched in their positions.
The National Caretaker Committee group, which is aligned with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, is now raising an alarm. They allege that the Kabiru Turaki-led group is plotting to secure a court injunction specifically to stall the party’s forthcoming National Convention.
The Wike-backed camp insists that their legitimacy is settled, citing previous judgments from the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal, which recognized the current National Working Committee as the valid body to pilot party affairs.
In a bid to protect its upcoming activities, the party is formally calling on the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court and the state Chief Judge to intervene. They are urging the judiciary to take notice of what they describe as deliberate attempts to “frustrate” the party’s democratic processes through legal maneuvers.
Despite the legal shadows and internal friction, the PDP is urging its members and the general public to remain hopeful. The leadership maintains that the date for the National Convention remains unchanged and insists the party is fully prepared to deliver a convention that is not only successful but transparent and credible.
Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie
