INEC Got It Wrong — Ohuabunwa on Damagum’s PDP Leadership Recognition

Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, the factional head of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), has referred to his group as the PDP’s true leaders.

He claims that after the group headed by Senator Adolphus Wabara took sides in a controversy that rocked the party, his faction emerged victorious.

In an interview with Arise News on Monday, Ohuabunwa denied allegations that his factional BoT was formed outside of legal frameworks or was illegitimate.

In actuality, there are currently two National Working Committees operating concurrently.

We had to take action when one group suspended the other because the BoT, which is meant to be the party’s conscience, took sides and became complicit.

“Members who share this aim founded our BoT in accordance with the constitution. Others will join once they realize that we are acting morally, even though it may not involve everyone yet, he stated.

Ohuabunwa went on to say that his group stepped in to rectify the PDP’s leadership shortcomings and bring back unity, order, and constitutional discipline.

“We have come to restore the party and make amends.

We have been violating our own constitution over time, and the BoT remained silent. Factionalization wouldn’t have been necessary if we had stepped in sooner.

“The PDP’s conscience and compass are the BoT. In order to restore harmony to the party, we are now acting in that capacity and reaching out to everyone.

According to reports, he maintained that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) recognition of the PDP group led by Umar Damagum is merely a misunderstanding.

“Damagum and National Secretary Sam Anyanwu had already signed a letter to INEC regarding several congresses and primaries. Therefore, INEC’s recognition is not brand-new. “That letter was written before this faction came into being,” he stated.

Ohuabunwa admitted that he is in charge of a PDP section, but he maintained that they are on course to fix the party’s mistakes.

We are the party’s conscience, even if we are a faction.

“Our goal is to rebuild the PDP and transform it into the disciplined, democratic organization that its constitution intended,” he stated.