LP, PDP Officers: We Haven’t Changed Status Quo — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that it has not taken any new decision on the statuses of Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, who clarified this on Thursday in a press state, said names of the national officers of the LP which were previously uploaded on the Commission’s website following a prior court order remain there and they were in no way related to the latest judgement of the Supreme Court on the party’s leadership crisis.

“Our attention has been drawn to some media reports claiming that the Commission has recognised certain persons as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP).

“The reports also inferred that the Commission has restored a particular individual as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), referring to the listings on the Commission’s official website.

“However, the reports are false and misleading. The Commission has not made any decision in respect of either the LP or PDP.

“The names of the National Officers of the LP had previously been uploaded to our website following a court order, not related in any way to the latest judgement of the Supreme Court. In the same manner, the name of the National Secretary of the PDP on the same website was neither deleted nor reinstated.

“As a law abiding institution, the Commission is carefully studying the judgement of the Supreme Court on the Labour Party and will communicate its decision to the public in due course,” the CPS stated.