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The PDP’s national secretariat in Abuja was sealed by the FCTA over unpaid rent, just a day before the party’s key NEC meeting, leaving plans up in the air.
  • FCTA sealed PDP HQ in Wuse Zone 5 on Monday afternoon
  • Officials say the party owes over 19 years of ground rent
  • NEC meeting — PDP’s top decision-making forum — was set for Tuesday
  • Thousands of other Abuja landowners also face title revocation
  • No alternate venue announced for the now-uncertain NEC session
It’s a dramatic move with terrible timing: Nigeria’s main opposition party was locked out of its headquarters right before a crucial leadership meeting. The FCTA says it’s cracking down on rent defaulters, with PDP among over 8,000 property owners owing nearly ₦7 billion.

But for PDP loyalists, the optics are worrying, especially given how fractured the party already is. The NEC meeting was meant to address lingering internal rifts. Now? Even gathering might be a challenge.

Could this disrupt PDP’s internal reset, or strengthen its resolve? One thing’s clear: politics and property in Abuja are more tangled than ever.