Wike-led PDP Faction Convenes Emergency NEC, BoT Meetings

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Abdulrahman Mohammed, the factional chairman loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called an emergency meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) for Tuesday.

According to a meeting notice shared on Monday via his X, Lere Olayinka, the spokesperson for the FCT Minister, the meetings will be held at the PDP’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja.

The notice, signed by Samuel Anyanwu, a close ally of Wike, stated that the BoT will meet at 11:00 a.m., while the NEC is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

The faction emphasised that attendance was mandatory, as “crucial matters” would be deliberated. Tuesday’s gathering marks the party’s 103rd emergency NEC meeting.

The development comes just days after another PDP faction, led by Umar Damagum, held a national convention in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, during which prominent figures, including Wike, the former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, and Anyanwu, were expelled for alleged anti-party activities.

Other expelled officers include Umar Bature, Kamaldeen Ajibade, Mao Ohabunwa, Uwachukwu, George Turner, Dan Orbih, Abdulrahman, Austin Nwachukwu, and Abraham Amah.

The Ibadan elective national convention was attended by PDP governors, including Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), and Seyi Makinde (Oyo).

Also present were Ladi Adebutu, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, former Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu, former Minister Kabiru Turaki, ex-Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, BoT Chairman Adolphus Wabara, and BoT member Bode George.

Notably absent were Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke and his Taraba State counterpart, Agbu Kefas. Mutfwang and Fintiri, despite attending, publicly distanced themselves from Wike’s expulsion.

Reacting to the convention, Olayinka dismissed the event in a statement, accusing participants of attempting to “start dirty December in November” and insisting that whatever resolutions they reached were inconsequential.

Meanwhile, the Wike-aligned faction had attempted to stop the Ibadan convention in court, but the rival group obtained an Oyo High Court ruling permitting the exercise to proceed.