Katsina PDP crisis deepens as new faction swears in EXCO

The crisis in the Katsina State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has deepened as a new faction of the party emerged on Friday.

The faction, led by Senator Yakubu Lado, inaugurated a new elected chairman, Alhaji Nura Amadi Kurfi, alongside other officials.

The inauguration took place at the PDP state secretariat in Katsina.

Kurfi praised the national leadership of the PDP and Senator Lado for leading the party to victory in the 2023 general elections in Katsina State.

He highlighted main areas of focus to include unity, law and order, internal democracy, and a level playing field for the 2027 elections.

This comes after another faction led by Mustapha Inuwa sought legal redress over alleged exclusion of its members in the state congresses.

The Lado-led faction had conducted congresses from ward to state level.