The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) has dismissed claims {that a} new nationwide chairman has emerged from a conference purportedly held in Ibadan on November 16, 2025.
The chapter described the alleged occasion and subsequent expulsions as unlawful and void.
In a press assertion launched on Wednesday, the social gathering’s Publicity Secretary, Bob-Manuel Umoru, emphasised that PDP has not carried out any legitimate Nationwide Conference as prescribed by its structure.
“Our consideration has been drawn to a deceptive press launch circulating within the media claiming {that a} new Nationwide Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) has emerged from a purported conference held in Ibadan on November 16, 2025, and that sure members together with the Honourable Minister of the FCT, H.E. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike have been issued expulsion certificates.
“For the sake of readability, legality, and the integrity of our nice social gathering, the next have to be said categorically:
“No Nationwide Conference Was Held by the PDP. Due to this fact, no particular person can legitimately declare to have emerged as Nationwide Chairman or holder of any nationwide workplace from a conference that did not happen. The alleged conference in Ibadan is a fabrication with no foundation in actuality or social gathering process.”
Edo PDP additionally pointed to 2 subsisting Excessive Courtroom judgments that restrain the conduct of any conference pending the decision of ongoing authorized issues.
Based on Umoru, “These judgments have not been vacated by any superior court docket. Any motion taken in defiance of those legitimate court docket orders, together with the supposed handover ceremony and claims of recent management, is null, void, and of no impact by any means.”
Addressing the expulsion certificates issued to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, H.E. Nyesom Wike, and others, Umoru stated, “The so-known as expulsion certificates signify a deliberate mockery of due course of, a infantile political drama, and at greatest a play beneath the moonlight. You can’t expel social gathering members from a conference that by no means befell, beneath a management that’s not acknowledged by legislation, utilizing a course of that violates each court docket orders and the PDP Structure.”
He additional careworn that the PDP is a celebration constructed on legislation, order, and democratic self-discipline.
He additional famous that efforts to rebuild or reposition the social gathering should respect legitimate court docket orders, comply with constitutional procedures, pursue real reconciliation, and uphold fact moderately than propaganda or illegitimate energy grabs.
Umoru added, “The PDP stays robust and resilient, however it have to be protected against people making an attempt to impose unlawful management buildings and unconstitutional sanctions. Those that declare the social gathering ‘won’t ever die’ whereas violating its core ideas are the actual risk to its stability.”
He concluded by calling on members of the Edo State Chapter, in addition to PDP members throughout Nigeria and past, to ignore the misinformation.
“No PDP Nationwide Conference has been held. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, is not the Nationwide Chairman of the PDP. The purported expulsions are unlawful, void, and unenforceable. The legitimate Excessive Courtroom orders stay in impact,” he stated.
“We name on all real members of the Edo State Chapter of our nice social gathering, members throughout the Nation, and and all around the world, wherever this can get to, kindly disregard this misinformation and stay steadfast in defending the Structure and integrity of our nice social gathering,” the assertion added.
