Following Monday’s Court of Appeal judgment, governors of the Peoples Democratic Party and the camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are moving to close ranks by exploring options to either constitute a harmonised Caretaker Committee or hold a unity convention aimed at preventing the party from collapsing.
PDP leaders, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly on the issue, told our correspondent that both camps are holding marathon meetings to finalise the modalities and conditions for reconciliation.
This comes as Acting Chairman Mohammed Abdulrahman, Acting National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu of the Wike-backed caretaker committee, and former Senate President Bukola Saraki called on all stakeholders to set aside personal interests, foster unity, and collaborate to strengthen the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The governors had earlier endorsed the Ibadan Convention held on November 15, which elected Taminu Turaki and other members of the National Working Committee for a four-year term.
They also oversaw the leadership transition from former Acting Chairman Umar Damagum to Turaki, before the expiration of Damagum’s tenure on December 9.
In a counter-move, a faction loyal to the FCT minister constituted a 13-member Caretaker Committee on December 8, appointing Abdulrahman as acting national chairman and Anyanwu as acting national secretary, among others, with a 60-day mandate.
Attempts by both the Wike-aligned group and the governors’ faction to hold meetings at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, on November 18, 2025, degenerated into physical confrontations. The Nigeria Police Force subsequently sealed the secretariat, which has remained closed since.
