The 36 States and FCT Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP loyal to the Federal Capital Territory, Minister Nyesom Wike backed faction of the party has called on the security agencies to immediately investigate the faction of the party led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, accusing them of ‘malicious forgery and distortion of court judgments.’
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Abuja, on Monday, the Chairman of the Forum, Austin Nwachukwu, alleged that members of the Turaki-led faction have continued to parade themselves as a faction of the party despite their expulsion.
The chairmen urged law enforcement agencies to investigate what they described as the ‘criminal and malicious forgery and distortion of court judgments,’ warning that the actions of the group posed a threat to public order and the rule of law.
The chairmen insisted that the only recognised leadership of the PDP is the National Working Committee headed by National Chairman Abdulraham Mohammed and National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu.
Nwachukwu, flanked by Babandi Ibrahim Gumel, Secretary of the forum lamented that for several weeks Nigerians ‘have been subjected to a deliberate campaign of falsehood, impersonation, and lawlessness by a group of individuals expelled from the PDP, led by Tanimu Turaki. These persons have chosen to operate as political impostors and we can no longer remain silent.
‘We call on all security and law enforcement agencies to investigate, with immediate effect, the criminal and malicious forgery and distortion of court judgments by these co-travellers.
‘Their utter disrespect for the rule of law, their breach of peace, and reckless utterances pose a clear and present danger to public order. Nigeria is a nation of laws, not of propaganda. No group of expelled and recalcitrant individuals should be allowed to substitute court pronouncements with press statements.’
According to the chairmen these individuals (Turaki-led faction) have continued to ‘falsely and continuously present themselves as a faction of the PDP, despite numerous competent court pronouncements to the contrary.’
Nwachukwu described the development as criminal deception, and adding that ‘there is only one PDP, recognized by INEC and by the courts, and it is the PDP led by the NWC under Abdulraham Mohammed.
‘We reject this identity theft and demand that relevant authorities compel them to desist.’
They also appealed to former President Goodluck Jonathan to publicly distance himself from the Turaki-led leadership.
‘Mr. President, your words still guide this nation: ‘My ambition is not worth the blood of a single Nigerian.’ We call on you, in view of the global image and moral authority you command, to address Nigerians directly and disassociate yourself from the continuous use of your name in this spectacle of macabre dance by expelled PDP members,’ the chairmen said.