Wike-Backed PDP Faction Holds BoT Meeting in Abuja Amid Party Crisis
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday convened a board of trustees (BoT) meeting in Abuja.
Speaking at the meeting, Mao Ohuabunwa, chairman of the BoT, said the party had experienced “turbulent times” in recent months.
“Internal disagreements, leadership disputes, and legal contests have tested our cohesion,” he said.
Ohuabunwa noted that despite the internal wrangling, the PDP has endured due to its “fidelity to constitutional order”.
He said the strength of the BoT lies in its ability to rise above factions and personal ambitions, adding that its mandate is to guide, counsel, reconcile and protect the party’s long-term interests.
“History will judge us kindly if it records that, at a critical moment, the PDP chose legality over expediency and patience over provocation,” he said.
Ohuabunwa also praised a recent judgement of the federal high court in Ibadan, Oyo state, which nullified the November 15 national convention organised by the faction backed by Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, and Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi.
He added that the BoT must continue to project confidence in democratic institutions and discourage actions or rhetoric capable of undermining constitutional order.
“Our moral authority derives not from partisanship, but from fairness, balance, and fidelity to due process. As a family, the PDP has always accommodated strong opinions and influential actors,” he said.
“This has been both our challenge and our strength. It is therefore important that, even as we differ, we acknowledge leadership efforts aimed at keeping the party relevant in national discourse.”
Also speaking, Abdulrahman Mohammed, chairman of the PDP caretaker committee, said the party would soon release a timetable for congresses in some states, which would pave the way for a seamless national convention.
Mohammed said the PDP remains the only party “built and centred on people structures, national coherence, and verifiable legacies”.
“We cannot afford for this party to sleep in our hands,” he said.
The PDP is currently divided into two factions — the Wike-backed group led by Mohammed and the Kabiru Turaki faction, supported by Makinde.
