Anyanwu, Others Suspension: Turaki Group Accuses Wike-Backed PDP Of Dramatising Ignorance

The Tanimu Turaki-led group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lashed out at the party leadership backed by Nyesom Wike, accusing it of misrepresenting the Supreme Court judgment on the party’s internal crisis.

The spokesman of the Turaki group, named “Uncompromised PDP,” Ini Ememobong, dismissed claims that the apex court did not affirm the suspension of key party officials, including Senator Samuel Anyanwu.

“The Wike-backed group is dramatising ignorance and it’s a crying shame that they are lawyers amongst them. We can pardon the non-lawyers amongst them who hold this opinion,” Ememobong told LEADERSHIP Weekend, in response to the declaration by the Wike-backed PDP.

The National Publicity Secretary of the Wike-backed PDP, Jungudo Mohammed, had earlier Friday, said the position of the party remains clear following the Supreme Court judgment delivered on April 30, 2026, which he noted only nullified the controversial Ibadan convention.

According to him, the apex court did not make any pronouncement regarding the suspension or expulsion of party officials, contrary to claims by a rival group led by Kabiru Turaki.

But Ememobong argued that the legal position was clear from the proceedings, particularly the fate of cross-appeals filed by the opposing camp.

“Their counsel filed two cross-appeals, which were unanimously dismissed — the only ruling that enjoyed such unanimity, although the judgments on the PDP cases. They should tell the world what the subject of their cross-appeals was,” he stated.

According to him, the implication of the Supreme Court’s decision goes beyond the nullification of the disputed convention, insisting that it effectively sustained earlier judicial pronouncements.

“Furthermore, by upholding the Court of Appeal’s judgment without varying anything, the Supreme Court also upheld the suspension of Ajibade, Anyanwu, and Co. They can continue to dwell in a fool’s paradise; very soon it will be clear to them that their destination is a cul-de-sac,” he added.

The Turaki-aligned group maintained that the rival faction was deliberately distorting facts to mislead party members and the public, accusing it of a pattern of denial following adverse court decisions.

“When the Certified True Copy of the judgment is out, I don’t know where they will hide their face. It’s the same con strategy they used when the Court of Appeal delivered judgment and when the appeal filed by Anyanwu made it to the news,” Ememobong said.

He further alleged that those disputing the interpretation of the ruling were acting in bad faith.

“The default position of these APC apologists masquerading as PDP members is to deny the truth, then later try to rationalize it,” he added.

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