PDP chieftain Omenka Thomas asserts unending leadership tussle signals party may skip 2027 presidential election entirely.
Internal power struggles threaten participation as factional battles intensify, jeopardizing opposition’s electoral strategy nationwide.
Court Urges PDP Factions to Settle Amicably
Court of Appeal in Ibadan urged PDP warring factions Friday to resolve differences peacefully amid deepening crisis.
Judges described internal party battle as sour family dispute, pressing leaders toward reconciliation before election deadlines.
PDP Faces Primary Election Deadline Crisis
PDP chieftain Thomas warns INEC’s primary election deadlines loom amid unresolved Ibadan convention litigation battles.
Daily Post interview reveals court cases won’t conclude before presidential primaries, threatening party participation severely.
Omenka Thomas further blamed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for the crisis happening in the PDP.
He said, “Primary election is already at the corner and we don’t even know what the appeal court will decide on the matter yet.
PDP Factions Fear Wasted Primary Election Efforts
“Now, any of the factions that elects a candidate during the primary.
You don’t know what the court ruling will be; so nobody wants to waste his time and resources.”
“We thought that by now, the Appeal Court must have ruled on the matter then before June to July.
The Supreme Court will also give a final verdict but here we are still on appeal.”
“APC knows what they are doing. They brought down the date for primary elections knowing the case PDP has in court.
“The FCT Minister does not want the party to have a candidate in 2027 and the whole things are playing out the way he wants.”
