’The power struggle tearing through the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached a breaking point on Sunday night as the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led faction announced plans to install a national caretaker committee, declaring that the tenure of the current National Working Committee (NWC) expires on Tuesday, December 9.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the move—backed by the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT)—is expected to be ratified at a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting already marred by disputes, petitions and factional walkouts.
BoT Chairman, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, said the party risked drifting into paralysis if urgent steps were not taken.
“Nature abhors a vacuum. NEC must act to prevent any lacuna in our national leadership,” he warned, adding that caretaker structures would be replicated in affected states and the South-East zone.
State chairmen, represented by Imo PDP Chairman Augustine Nwachukwu, threw their weight behind the NWC’s proposal, commending the faction for “laying a firm foundation” for an eventual national convention.
The National Assembly caucus, led by Kingsley Chinda, also affirmed confidence in Mohammed’s leadership, insisting that “the rule of law entrenched in the PDP must prevail.”
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike escalated his battle with the opposing camp, dramatically declaring that Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde, Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed and their allies were “on their way out of the PDP.”
“We won’t let people we accepted into the PDP destroy this party. I joined in 1998. Bala came in 2010 during the doctrine of necessity.
Makinde came from SDP. Now they want to push out those they met here. They have no choice again—they are on their way out,” Wike said.
He lampooned Governor Bala Mohammed’s leadership of the PDP Governors’ Forum, accusing him of presiding over the party’s decline.
“He should be ashamed. Under him, we lost governors to the APC. When I was governor, more people came into the party,” Wike boasted.
Mohammed’s faction disclosed that it has petitioned the Police after the botched 103rd NEC meeting allegedly disrupted by the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki group.
Wike further accused the rival faction of manipulating the courts to force recognition.
“How do you disobey two final Federal High Court judgments and still claim leadership?” he queried, pointing out that the group secured an ex parte order from a state court to compel a convention.
“If INEC has recognized you, why return to court? These actions can destroy this party. Leadership requires honesty and respect for our laws.”
At a parallel BoT meeting in Abuja’s Life Camp, Ohuabunwa outlined a restructuring agenda that includes: reorganizing “affected states; setting up fresh caretaker committees; and preparing for transparent congresses and conventions
Calling the BoT the “conscience of the party,” he insisted the PDP must reclaim its identity as a disciplined, law-guided political institution.
“These reforms are necessary to build trust, strengthen internal structures and restore public confidence,” he said.
Those present at the meeting included: Factional National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; Former Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu ; Former deputy governors Philip Salawu, Ayo Fayose and Samuel Ortom.
With each faction maintaining its own BoT, NEC positions and caretaker plans, observers warn that the PDP, Nigeria’s main opposition party—is now on the verge of a full-scale split.
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