The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned an online document circulating on social media that claims a caretaker committee has been appointed for the party in the state.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the party described the document as fake, illegal, and of no effect, warning party members and the public to disregard it entirely.
According to the PDP, the document was allegedly signed by an individual claiming to be the party’s publicity secretary, a position the party said the individual does not lawfully occupy. The Abia PDP traced the claim to a convention purportedly held in Ibadan late last year, which it said was conducted in defiance of subsisting orders of the Federal High Court.
The party further stated that the said convention has since been nullified by another Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, which dismissed the gathering as unlawful. It added that court orders had earlier restrained those involved from parading themselves as officers of the party.
The PDP warned that any action taken by such individuals, including the announcement of a caretaker committee, amounts to contempt of court and a violation of the rule of law.
Describing the purported appointment as a nullity, the party accused those behind it of spreading misinformation and attempting to undermine constitutional order within the party.
The Abia PDP called on its members, supporters, and the general public to ignore the document, stressing that the Elder Abraham Amah–led Abia State Executive Committee remains the only legally recognised leadership of the party in the state and the only one acknowledged by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The party reaffirmed its commitment to constitutionalism, internal democracy, and respect for the rule of law, insisting that no amount of propaganda could replace legality.
The statement was signed by the Abia State PDP Publicity Secretary, Chief Jude Udeachara.
