By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not recognise the Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, citing existing court judgments and unresolved legal processes.
In a letter dated December 22, 2025, and signed by its Secretary, Dr Rose Oriaran-Anthony, INEC said it could not act on demands to acknowledge or upload on its website the list of national officers said to have been elected at the National Convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan.
The commission explained that its position was guided by subsisting court decisions and pending litigation relating to the leadership crisis within the PDP.
INEC stated that it would be improper to recognise any factional officers while the matter remains before the courts.