The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party backed by Nyesom Wike and led by Abdulraman Mohammed has rejected a planned convention by the Tanimu Turaki-led group, which reportedly aimed to affirm former President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s presidential candidate for 2027.
In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, described the move as false and misleading, warning that it could create unnecessary political tension across the country.
He insisted that no recognised organ of the party had approved, scheduled, or endorsed any convention, meeting, or endorsement process of such nature.
Mohammed further explained that the party had already concluded all its statutory primary elections for various offices, including the presidency, National Assembly, governorship, and state houses of assembly, in full compliance with the Electoral Act, INEC guidelines, and the party’s constitution.
He said, “The party wishes to categorically state that no such convention, meeting, or process has been scheduled, approved, or endorsed by the leadership or any recognised organ of the Peoples Democratic Party.
“We, therefore, urge all party faithful, supporters, stakeholders, and members of the public to disregard such false information, as it is misleading, unauthorised, and intended to create confusion within the polity.
“In view of this development, we respectfully call on former President Goodluck Jonathan to publicly dissociate himself from this charade in order to protect the integrity of the democratic process and preserve the credibility he earned while serving the nation.”
