NRM faction supports INEC and warns against leadership takeover
Prince Chinedu Obi, the National Chairman of the National Rescue Movement, has voiced support for INEC, stating the commission has complied with court orders regarding the party. He warned against alleged attempts by certain individuals to use the courts to hijack the party’s leadership. The party also called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria to caution judicial officers about forum shoppers seeking to destabilise political parties. Allegations of non-compliance against INEC were dismissed as coordinated blackmail attempts.
Key takeaways
- Prince Chinedu Obi said INEC is fully in compliance with the judgment of the Federal High Court and denied allegations of non-compliance.
- A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), to appear before it on March 10 to answer a contempt charge brought by a faction led by Edozie Njoku.
- The NRM’s former national chairman, Isaac Chigozie Udeh, was suspended on September 19, 2024, and a vote of no confidence was passed on him on September 23, 2024.
- The party accused Njoku of misinterpreting a court judgment delivered on March 5, 2025, and referencing an “imaginary convention” allegedly held on January 17, 2025.
- The NRM urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria to caution judicial officers against litigants claiming undue influence over the judiciary.
