The Digest:
The PDP faction supported by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike held a Board of Trustees meeting in Abuja on Sunday, aiming to restore confidence through overdue state congresses. Rooted in the storm of internal division, the gathering reflects deepening rifts within Nigeria’s main opposition party.
Key Points
- The meeting was chaired by BoT Chairman Mao Ohuabunwa.
- Focus included organising congresses in states where they have not been held.
- Ohuabunwa emphasised unity, transparency, and strengthening grassroots engagement.
- The PDP is currently split into two main factions.
- One faction is led by Abdulrahman Mohammed and backed by Wike.
- The other is led by Kabiru Turaki, supported by Governors Seyi Makinde and Bala Mohammed.
- The national leadership expressed readiness to collaborate with all state chapters.
As trustees meet under divided banners, the struggle for the PDP’s soul continues, not in battle cries, but in closed-door talks meant to rebuild a house weathering its own storm.
Sources: The Cable, PDP BoT Statement
