The Peoples Democratic Party’s internal crisis worsened on Tuesday after governors in the party rejected the consensus arrangement backed by the Nyesom Wike camp for the emergence of a national chairman and national secretary, opening a fresh front in the struggle for control of the opposition party.
The dispute centres on the emergence of Abdulrahman Mohammed as consensus candidate for national chairman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu for national secretary under the Wike-backed faction’s convention process. Reports said governors aligned with the rival bloc distanced themselves from the arrangement and were considering legal steps to challenge both the process and the outcome.
The development adds to a long-running leadership crisis that has split the PDP into competing camps, each laying claim to legitimacy ahead of the party’s national convention scheduled for late March. Channels Television reported earlier that the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led faction had already inaugurated committees for the convention, underlining how far the parallel structure has advanced.
The latest disagreement also raises fresh doubts about the party’s ability to present a united front before the 2027 general election. BusinessDay reported on March 23 that Governor Bala Mohammed had publicly denied plans to leave the PDP, even as tensions within the party continued to grow and Governor Seyi Makinde accused the Wike camp of pursuing a pro-Tinubu agenda.
With both sides now hardening their positions, the renewed push for court action could deepen uncertainty over the party’s leadership and convention outcome in the days ahead.
