PDP Crisis: Reconciliation Talks Won’t Stop Our Convention, Wike’s Camp Says

The national caretaker committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the reconciliation talks with the Turaki-led faction will not stop the national convention scheduled for March 29 in Abuja.

The national publicity secretary of the committee, which is loyal to the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, said this at a press briefing yesterday on preparations for the convention.

The convention is scheduled to be held at the National Stadium, Velodrome Hall.

Mohammed said the reconciliation process  is “an ongoing thing, and it cannot in any way prevent the caretaker committee from carrying out the convention.”

He recalled that the caretaker committee had initially informed the representative of the Turaki group who attended their last NEC meeting that two things remain sacrosanct: the existence of this caretaker committee and the conduct of this National Convention.

“So irrespective of whatever reconciliation that is likely to happen, it will not affect the conduct and processes leading to this convention. We are open. We are still open for reconciliation.”

He added that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had been notified about the PDP National Convention long ago, and in line with the notice, the commission has already supervised and monitored their ward, local government, and state congresses.

“The National Convention will not be an exception,” he said.

He said the party has concluded all state congresses in line with the court judgment.

“But before we can proceed with any convention, we have to conclude all congresses. That is how it has been done.

“We have just finished with that of Plateau yesterday, and then the Zonal congresses for the South East and North West will be on Saturday,” he said.

The spokesman said the schedule of activities for the convention starts from Thursday with the publication of the names of all the convention committees.

He listed the various sub-convention  committees under the  National Convention Planning and Organising Committee to include: Venue, Security, Entertainment, Welfare, Accreditation, Media and Publicity, Protocol, Accommodation and Transport, Electoral Committee, Zoning, Screening, Medical, the National Convention Monitoring Subcommittee, and the Secretariat Subcommittee.

While he noted that the  names  and membership of these committees and subcommittees tomorrow, he said on Saturday, 21 March 2026, the committees  will be inaugurated.