The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is entering its March 29–30 national convention in Abuja under a cloud of tension, as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, moves to cement Abdulrahman Mohammed and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as consensus candidates for National Chairman and National Secretary.
Meanwhile, a rival bloc backed by party governors is threatening legal action, rejecting the arrangement outright. If you’re in nigeria right now, Watch Video Now.
Sources from the Wike-aligned camp revealed that all six geopolitical zones reportedly agreed on consensus candidates for key positions in the party’s National Working Committee. The North-Central zone, they said, settled on Mohammed, currently Acting National Chairman, as its preferred choice. In the South-East, Anyanwu from Imo State emerged as the consensus candidate for National Secretary. Wike himself is said to have personally appealed to former officials to step down in favor of consensus candidates, taking religious and regional balance into account.
However, the governors’ faction remains unyielding. Led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN), elected at the controversial November 2025 Ibadan convention, they argue that their convention produced the legitimate party leadership. PDP governors, including those from Oyo and Bauchi states, insist they will use all legal avenues to contest the caretaker committee’s arrangements.
The party’s crisis dates back to November 2025, when conflicting conventions and caretaker appointments triggered a prolonged battle over legitimacy. In March 2026, the Court of Appeal sided with the Wike-backed caretaker committee, affirming a previous Federal High Court ruling that found the Ibadan convention in breach of the Electoral Act and PDP constitution.
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The convention is now widely viewed as a make-or-break event for party unity and its competitiveness ahead of the 2027 general elections, with presidential primaries already set for May 23, 2026.
What do you think—will Wike’s consensus strategy hold, or will the governors’ faction derail it? Drop your opinion in the comments and share this with someone following Nigeria’s political battles—it’s about to get intense.
— Reported by TimesNG Global Desk