INEC recognises Makarfi as authentic PDP chairman

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Ahmed Makarfi as acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Nick Dazang, INEC’s deputy director, voter education and publicity, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday.

He said INEC ratified the administrative approval granted Makarfi based on the judgment of the federal high court, Port Harcourt.

Dazang said the ratification was in line with INEC’s decision extract, issued on July 14, 2016 and signed by Ishiaku Gali, director, commission’s secretariat.

He said INEC would recognise the national caretaker’s activities such as the conduct of primaries of political officers and submission of the plaintiff’s list of the candidate for any election to be conducted by INEC.

“Two weeks ago, the commission received the candidate forwarded to it by the Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the PDP, which had earlier secured an order from the Port Harcourt high court,” he said.