The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has turned down the notice submitted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) regarding its planned 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

INEC cited procedural non-compliance as the reason for the rejection.

In a letter dated June 13, 2025, addressed to the PDP National Chairman, the Commission stated that the notification lacked proper authorization as required by electoral regulations.

Signed by INEC’s Acting Secretary, Hajiya Hau’ru Aminu, the letter pointed out that the notice did not meet the stipulations of the 2022 Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties.

INEC highlighted Part 2(12)3 of the guidelines, which mandates that notices for conventions, congresses, conferences, or meetings must be jointly signed by the National Chairman and the National Secretary before submission to the Commission.

Part of the letter reads: “The Commission draws your attention that the notice is not in compliance… Be guided.”

The PDP had notified INEC on May 30, 2025, of its intention to hold the NEC meeting at its National Secretariat in Abuja.

Although the party submitted the notice within the legally required 21-day period, it was signed solely by Acting National Chairman Umar Damagum, without the signature of National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, thereby violating the stipulated procedure.