PDP: Police can’t interpret S-Court verdict, Turaki NWC fires back at Anyanwu

By Luminous Jannamike

On Thursday, the Peoples Democratic Party’s Interim National Working Committee, headed by Kabiru Turaki, SAN, rejected attempts to involve security agencies in the party’s leadership dispute, asserting that the police lack the authority to interpret Supreme Court rulings or assess the legality of its interim leadership.

The response came after Senator Samuel Anyanwu alleged that petitions were filed with security agencies following the inauguration of the interim leadership at the Yar’Adua Centre, and that certain members of the Interim NWC and Board of Trustees were reportedly invited for questioning on accusations of impersonation.

In response, PDP Interim National Working Committee spokesperson Ini Ememobong told Vanguard in Abuja that the committee was unaware of any petition against it but would comply with any invitation from security agencies if required.

“We are not aware of any reports against us. If we are invited by the security agencies, we will go, but this is to show that they want to use instruments of the state against us.”

“But we are resolute beyond all imagination to stand firm and prove that Nigeria will not become a one‑party state.”

He reiterated that law‑enforcement bodies cannot determine the meaning or implications of court rulings in the PDP crisis.

“So, you see, the police does not interpret the law, and the police is not in a position to interpret the Supreme Court verdict,” he said.

Ememobong also cited a prior petition filed by Senator Anyanwu alleging that his signature was forged in a letter addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the party’s Ibadan convention last year.

“Remember, Senator Anyanwu wrote a petition claiming that his signature was forged in the letter written to INEC ahead of the Ibadan convention last year. Now tell me, what has become of that case? What has become of that petition?” he asked.

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