faction for allegedly still parading itself as the party’s leadership despite court judgments against it.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, said this in an interview.
He said petitions have already gone to the security agencies calling for them to intervene.
“We are waiting for direction from our legal department on how to proceed,” Mohammed said.
“We are just law abiding men and women for the party and we cannot do beyond what the security agencies are supposed to do,” he said.
“We have written a petition and brought the attention of the police and other relevant security agencies to what we have done. That’s all we have to do.”
The party will assess the situation, and make a decision about whether to move ahead with legal action, he said.
It was understood that the PDP crisis was due to the Supreme Court’s April 30 decision that nullified the PDP national convention held in Ibadan on November 15 and 16.
The convention, which was endorsed by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, produced the Turaki-led leadership.
Following the judgement, the Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees reformed Turaki and others into an Interim National Working Committee.
The group has continued to operate against the INEC-recognised PDP leadership backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Mohammed said the police had invited Turaki and Wabara over the matter, but alleged the faction continued to push misleading narratives.
“They have continued to be resolute in misinterpreting and pushing wrong narratives into the media space,” he said.
He urged security agencies to intensify efforts to resolve the dispute.
In its response, the Publicity Secretary of the Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee, Ini Ememobong, said the issue was a legal matter and not a security one.
The faction’s actions, he said, were in conformity with court judgments, the PDP constitution and the Nigerian laws.
“Our response is simple, it shows the level of ignorance of the law on which they operate,” Ememobong said.
“This issue is not a security issue, it is a legal issue which involves the judgment of court and we acted in accordance with the judgments, PDP Constitution and the laws of Nigeria.”
Ememobong warned that the law could be properly applied to those filing petitions and who could also face consequences.
“It is not always that the petitioner is right, because petitioner can become hunted,” he said.
The PDP leadership under Turaki is legitimate and will continue to pilot the affairs of the PDP.
