INEC, however, made it clear that the correspondence failed to meet the legal requirements for recognition, effectively nullifying Mohammed’s claim to the party’s leadership and affirming that the commission does not acknowledge the Wike-backed faction as legitimate officers of the party.
The lingering leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Tuesday after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rejected a letter submitted by the faction loyal to former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike.
The letter, jointly signed by Abdulrahaman Mohammed, who claimed to be the party’s acting national chairman, and former National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu, sought ...ponement of the PDP’s Ekiti State Governorship Primary earlier scheduled for November 8, 2025. INEC, however, made it clear that the correspondence failed to meet the legal requirements for recognition, effectively nullifying Mohammed’s claim to the party’s leadership and affirming that the commission does not acknowledge the Wike-backed faction as legitimate officers of the party.
Faction Attempts to Halt Ekiti Primary According to details first published by The Nation, the letter from the Anyanwu-led faction was sent to INEC on November 6, 2025—just two days before the scheduled primary. Titled “Postponement of PDP Ekiti State Congress/Governorship Primary,” the document claimed that “logistical challenges” had made it impossible for the party to conduct the primary as planned. In the letter, Mohammed and Anyanwu informed the electoral body that a new date for the primary would be communicated after internal consultations.
The letter read in part: Advertisements “We wish to inform you that the PDP Ekiti State Congress and Governorship Primary scheduled for November 8, 2025, has been postponed due to logistical reasons constraining this exercise… Please accept the assurances of my esteemed regards.”