PDP Submits Jonathan's Name to INEC Amid Legal Challenges

The Kabiru Tanimu Turaki faction of the Interim National Working Committee (INWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) submitted the name of its presidential candidate, former President Goodluck Jonathan, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in manual form. This submission occurred during a press conference in Abuja, where National Publicity Secretary Comrade Ini Ememobong stated that the submission complied with the Electoral Act 2026, despite INEC's refusal to provide necessary access codes.

Ememobong expressed regret over a Supreme Court judgment that left their faction without legally recognized leadership and mentioned that they are pursuing every constitutional and legal avenue to prevent the party's annexation by the ruling party. The faction has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for recognition of the INWC.

Ememobong criticized a judgment by Justice Salim Oluwasupo Ibrahim, claiming it contradicted existing Supreme Court decisions and stated that they have exercised their constitutional right to appeal.