INEC updates portal on PDP leadership

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the names of Ahmed Yayari and Daniel Woyengikuro from its portal as National Treasurer and National Financial Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), replacing them with Odeyemi Mackson Oladiran and Eyim Donatus Henry. The development followed a fresh update on the commission’s website, which now reflects […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the names of Ahmed Yayari and Daniel Woyengikuro from its portal as National Treasurer and National Financial Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), replacing them with Odeyemi Mackson Oladiran and Eyim Donatus Henry.
The development followed a fresh update on the commission’s website, which now reflects a National Working Committee (NWC) list largely aligned with the faction of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Oladiran and Henry had emerged as National Treasurer and National Financial Secretary, respectively, at the PDP’s national convention held on March 29 at the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, where 19 other national officers were also elected through consensus.
The removed officials, Yayari and Woyengikuro, are associated with the Seyi Makinde-backed Kabiru Turaki-led faction, while the newly listed officers are aligned with the Wike-backed group, which INEC had earlier appeared to recognise.
The updated INEC portal now lists the Wike-backed NWC leadership, including Abdulrahman Mohammed as National Chairman and Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary, alongside other principal and deputy officers across various positions in the party.
Other members listed include deputy national chairmen (North and South), national and deputy national officers for organising, publicity, legal affairs, women and youth wings, as well as finance and audit departments.
The latest update effectively resolves earlier discrepancies on the INEC portal, which had shown a mixed list of executives from both factions, generating confusion within the party’s national leadership structure.