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The Digest:

The Nyesom Wike-led faction of the PDP has expelled Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), and Dauda Lawal (Zamfara) for alleged anti-party activities, dramatically escalating the party's internal war just hours after physical clashes at its Abuja headquarters.

Key Points:
  • The faction's NEC meeting ratified expulsions of three governors and former BoT Chairman Adolphus Wabara.
  • Acting Chairman Mohammed Abdulrahman accused them of violating court orders and undermining party discipline.
  • Party executives in Bauchi, Oyo, Zamfara, Yobe, Lagos, and Ekiti were dissolved.
  • The faction appointed deputies to fill vacant NWC positions and approved Edo's existing leadership.
  • Legal action was approved to reclaim the seats of elected officials who defected from the PDP.
  • This follows Saturday's Ibadan convention, where Wike's group was expelled by the rival faction.
  • The decision deepens the crisis within Nigeria's main opposition party ahead of the 2027 elections.
In this storm of mutual expulsions, the party's foundation cracks further, turning internal democracy into a battlefield where survival trumps unity.

Sources: The Cable, Premium Times