26/03/2026
BREAKING NEWS: PDP FACTION TO RRSOLVE CRISES AS WIKE, BAUCHI STATE GOV HOLD TALKS
Gladiators in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership crisis have begun fresh moves to resolve the dispute that has divided the opposition party since November last year.
Sources within the party revealed that both camps reopened dialogue on Tuesday night in a renewed effort to restore unity ahead of the partyâs planned national convention.
The development comes amid growing concerns that the prolonged leadership tussle could weaken the party ahead of future elections.
Investigations showed that the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) and the National Caretaker Committee (NCC) have commenced fresh reconciliation talks.
The Turaki-led NWC enjoys the backing of Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, while the caretaker committee is supported by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The crisis deepened after the PDP national convention held in Ibadan last November, where a new NWC led by Turaki was elected.
However, loyalists of Wike rejected the outcome and subsequently constituted a 13-member caretaker committee headed by Abdulrahman Mohammed to oversee the party pending another convention.
The leadership crisis was further complicated by judicial interventions.
On March 9, the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified the Ibadan convention and upheld the earlier judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which had ordered the PDP not to proceed with the exercise.
Similarly, the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, while ruling on another appeal related to the caretaker committee, advised parties involved in the dispute to pursue an amicable settlement.
Following an expanded meeting of the partyâs Board of Trustees, its Chairman Adolphus Wabara said party leaders were open to resolving the dispute outside the courts.
Despite calls for reconciliation, the care