The Southeast National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Ray Nnaji said that widespread claims of a leadership crisis in the party stem from misinterpreting recent court rulings, particularly the Supreme Court judgment on the party’s disputed national convention.

Speaking to newsmen in Enugu at the weekend, Nnaji maintained that there is no leadership vacuum in the PDP, insisting that the party’s structure remains intact and fully operational.

He criticised interpretations suggesting that the apex court ruling invalidated the party’s leadership, describing such claims as “misconceived” and lacking a proper understanding of the legal issues involved.

According to him, the dispute stemmed from a legal challenge to the party’s planned national convention in Ibadan, where aggrieved members approached the court, arguing that key procedural requirements, including the conduct of state and zonal congresses, had not been fulfilled.

Nnaji explained that the court had issued conditions that must be met before the convention could be held, but a faction of the party proceeded with the exercise after obtaining an ex parte order from another court.

He said the action amounted to a violation of a subsisting court order, prompting the Federal High Court to nullify the convention, a decision later upheld by the Court of Appeal.

The PDP chieftain noted that the Supreme Court, in a split decision, affirmed the earlier rulings by dismissing the appeal, stressing...

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