Wike-backed PDP faction dissolves 14 state excos, fixes congresses

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike-backed Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committee dissolved the executives of 14 state chapters of the get together and introduced plans to conduct contemporary congresses in January 2026.

The committee maintained that the management of Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, serving as Appearing Chairman and Appearing Nationwide Secretary respectively, stays the one official construction recognised by the get together.

This place was acknowledged in a communiqué issued after the committee’s assembly held on Thursday night in Abuja and was learn by the Appearing Publicity Secretary, Haruna Jungun.

Recall that PDP governors endorsed the Ibadan conference, at which Tanimu Turaki (SAN) and different members of the Nationwide Working Committee had been elected on November 16 for four-year tenures.

Nonetheless, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, alongside his allies Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, maintained that they remained the Appearing Nationwide Chairman and Appearing Nationwide Secretary, respectively.

Though the governors ensured a seamless handover from former Chairman Umar Damagum to Turaki (SAN) forward of the official finish of Damagum’s tenure on December 9, the Wike-aligned faction nonetheless proceeded on December 8 to nominate Mohammed, Anyanwu, and others as 13 members of a 60-day caretaker committee.

Through the 60-day interval, all excellent congresses can be carried out, and a nationwide conference can be convened.

Whereas Turaki has continued to carry a sequence of conferences with some get together leaders, the Mohammed/Anyanwu caretaker committee has additionally been conducting its personal actions.

Appearing Publicity Secretary listed the states affected by the choice as Borno, Bauchi, Oyo, Zamfara, Yobe, Ekiti, Bayelsa, Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Delta, Taraba, Kano and Lagos.

The communique learn partly, “To inform the teeming members of our get together and most of the people that the PDP stays robust and indivisible. There is just one real and legit PDP, headed by Honourable Abdulrahman Mohammed.

The Nationwide Caretaker Committee, subsequently, warned anyone placing the picture of the get together into disrepute to chorus from that forthwith. It is very important let the general public know that the claims making the rounds within the media that the Turaki unlawful Excos have been accepted by INEC are false.

“We subsequently problem Turaki to provide the code with which he uploaded his Exco to the INEC portal.
The Nationwide Caretaker Committee additional ratified the dissolution of some state working committees whereas confirming the caretaker committees in these states. The Nationwide Caretaker Committee additional assigned portfolios to a few of its members for the efficient discharge of the duties conferred on them.

“The persons are: Professor Adenike Ogunse, Girls Chief; Engineer Deji Dohati, Deputy Nationwide Secretary; Senator Olaka Ogunwu, Treasurer, Publicity; Ambassador Dr. Ibrahim Bala-Aboki, to operate because the Youth Chief.

“Lastly, the committee has authorized the calendar for the conduct of state congresses ranging from January ninth, 2026, after which the nationwide conference will observe.”

Earlier in his handle, the Appearing Chairman, Mohammed, acknowledged that his group is the one working in step with the get together’s structure.

He acknowledged, “We’ve got just one PDP beneath my management and my crew because the caretaker committee of our nice get together. The get together is all about being in step with the structure of the get together and that of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“This physique is effectively aligned and understands the regulation of the Federation and the structure of our nice get together. We’ve got just one physique as PDP beneath my management.”