Okey Osuoha, a member of the Caretaker Committee aligned with the Nyesom Wike backed faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has defended the legitimacy of the committee amid the deepening leadership crisis within the party.
Osuoha made the remarks during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Monday, stressing that there cannot be a leadership vacuum in the party.
His comments come as the legal dispute within the PDP continues following a ruling by the Court of Appeal in Abuja which dismissed the appeal filed by the Taminu Turaki led faction of the party.
The appellate court also affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja delivered on October 31, 2025, which restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognizing the outcome of the PDP’s 2025 National Convention.
Speaking on the development, Osuoha argued that the caretaker committee was necessary to ensure continuity in the party’s leadership structure.
“In a case where an NWC executive’s tenure expires, and a legitimate convention has not been conducted yet, who will man the affairs of the party?
“A political party has structures and organs, starting from the Ward level. That is why it is a party. Politics is all about grassroot, so you have the Ward level, Local Government executive, state executive and national executive.
“You must do the congresses, the congresses of the Ward, the Local Government, the State, and produce executives who are going to turn out to be delegates that will come and vote in a national convention.”
