PDP denies collapse into APM, threatens legal action
The Bauchi State chapter of the PDP has denied claims that it has merged with the Allied Peoples Movement. Party officials cited multiple court rulings, including a Supreme Court decision, to affirm their legal leadership status.
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Internal party disputes and legal battles over leadership legitimacy are common in Nigerian politics and can significantly impact election outcomes and party stability.
BAUCHI — THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has dismissed reports that its structure has collapsed into the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), describing the claim as false and alleging that it was being spread by individuals impersonating party officials.
The party’s Legal Adviser in the state, Yahaya Garkuwa, stated this on Tuesday at a press conference held at the PDP secretariat along Maiduguri Bypass, Bauchi.
Garkuwa said the PDP recognised by law in Bauchi State remained the faction led by Hon. Ibrahim Kashim Toro, while the national leadership was headed by Abdulrahman Mohammed.
He said the leadership dispute within the party had been the subject of several court cases, adding that successive judicial pronouncements had affirmed the leadership structure backed by the Bauchi PDP.
According to him, the Federal High Court affirmed the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led caretaker committee as the authentic national leadership of the party.
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