{
  "id": 18136152,
  "title": "PDP crisis: Appeal court rejects recognition of interim NWC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pdp-crisis-appeal-court-rejects-recognition-of-interim-nwc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T15:12:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/pdp-crisis-appeal-court-rejects-recognition-of-interim-nwc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognize the Interim National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The three-member special panel, presided over by Justice Ugochukwu Anthony Ogakwu, dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Adolphus Wabara and seven others against INEC and six other respondents. The interim committee was constituted following a National Executive Committee meeting after a Supreme Court judgment on the party’s leadership dispute. The Court upheld the Federal High Court's decision, which refused to compel INEC to recognize the interim committee. The Interim National Working Committee's National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, announced that the group would challenge the judgment at the Supreme Court, reaffirming their commitment to pursuing justice.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}