The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declined a request to recognise the national working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki.
The Turaki-led faction of the PDP has the backing of Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State and Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi.
In a letter dated December 22, 2025, signed by its secretary, Dr Rose Oriaran-Anthony, INEC said it could not accede to requests to acknowledge or publish on its website the list of national officers purportedly elected at the national convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan.
The commission said its stance was informed by existing court judgments and ongoing litigation arising from the leadership crisis within the PDP.
INEC stressed that it would be inappropriate to recognise any factional leadership while the matter is still pending before the courts.