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Turaki-Led PDP NEC Meets Jonathan Amid Party Leadership Crisis

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The Peoples Democratic Party’s national working committee, headed by Kabiru Turaki, is meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. The meeting is taking place at Jonathan’s office in Maitama, the nation’s capital, and while the details of the discussion have not been disclosed, sources suggest it concerns the party’s leadership tussle and the broader state of the nation. The PDP has been embroiled in internal conflict since November, when a faction backed by governors, including Bauchi State’s Bala Mohammed and Oyo State’s Seyi Makinde, held a convention that elected a new national working committee with Turaki as chairman. During that convention, the party expelled FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and several of his allies, including former Oyo State governor Ayodele Fayose, ex-national secretary Samuel Anyanwu, former national organising secretary Umar Bature, former legal adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade, ex-lawmaker Mao Ohuabunwa, former Imo PDP chairman Austin Nwachukwu, former Abia PDP chairman Amah Nnanna Abraham, former national vice-chairman (south-south) Dan Orbih, and Turnah George. Rejecting the expulsion, Wike’s faction set up a parallel national working committee, board of trustees, and national executive committee. In retaliation, the Makinde-aligned faction also expelled members loyal to Wike, deepening the party’s leadership crisis.

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JUST IN: INEC Declines To Recognise Turaki-Led PDP Leadership

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declined to recognise the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki, citing ongoing court cases and existing judicial rulings. INEC made its position known in a letter dated December 22, 2025, signed by its Secretary, Dr Rose Oriaran-Anthony. The commission stated that it could not honour requests to acknowledge or publish on its official website the list of national officers said to have emerged from the PDP’s National Convention held in Ibadan on November 15 and 16, 2025. INEC explained that its decision is anchored on subsisting court judgments as well as unresolved legal processes tied to the leadership crisis rocking the party. It stressed that recognising any factional leadership while the dispute remains before the courts would be improper, adding that it will await the final outcome of the legal proceedings before taking any action.

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Wike Blasts Turaki for Calling on Trump, Warns Against Threats to Nigeria’s Democracy

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Nigerian politician Nyesom Wike has condemned PDP factional chairman Tanimu Turaki for publicly appealing to former U.S. President Donald Trump to “save” Nigeria’s democracy, describing the move as reckless and a threat to national security. Speaking to journalists, Wike questioned why Turaki would call on a foreign leader when his own party struggles to comply with court rulings. He also slammed Turaki’s claims that the government is committing a “genocide against Christians,” calling the statement misleading and dangerous. “You come out on national television to say it is not only killing — genocide against Christians. Essentially, you are telling the world that the government is committing genocide,” Wike said. “If we invite someone with facts, nobody complains. But if it is Wike, they cry foul. This is a threat to national security.” Wike stressed that political disputes within parties should be handled internally, not through inflammatory statements to the public or foreign powers. He added that Nigeria’s democracy is resilient and that the real danger comes from politicians who exaggerate internal conflicts for personal or factional gain. “He is calling Trump to come and save their democracy when they cannot even obey a simple court judgment,” Wike said, warning against unnecessary foreign involvement. His remarks highlight ongoing tensions within the PDP and serve as a caution against using external actors to influence domestic political matters.

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Northern PDP Leaders Endorse Tanimu Turaki as Consensus National Chairman Candidate

PDP Postpones NWC Meeting After Violence At Abuja Secretariat

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) postponed its National Working Committee (NWC) meeting on Tuesday following unrest outside its national secretariat in Wuse, Abuja. PDP National Chairman Tanimu Turaki told journalists that the decision was taken due to disruptions caused by opponents of the party leadership. “Due to some incidents caused by those who are enemies of progress, enemies of democracy, we have decided to postpone this meeting till tomorrow,” he said. Turaki, who spoke alongside Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, stressed the party’s commitment to peace and orderly conduct. The postponement comes amid tensions between Turaki’s faction and supporters of the Nyesom Wike-led bloc. Turaki emerged as PDP National Chairman at a disputed convention on Saturday, which was boycotted by the Wike faction. Both factions had scheduled executive meetings at the secretariat on Tuesday, leading to confrontations. Supporters of the Wike-led faction, mostly women and youth groups, took to the streets around Wadata Plaza carrying placards with messages such as “No to Turaki” and “Turaki must go.” The Wike-backed faction reportedly gained access to the secretariat by 9:45 a.m., led by sacked Acting National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, and accompanied by heavily armed police personnel. Turaki explained that he had informed the FCT Commissioner of Police about the planned NWC meeting and requested security, which was provided, allowing party leaders to enter the secretariat. “However, due to some incidents caused by those who are enemies of progress and democracy, we have decided to postpone this meeting till tomorrow,” Turaki said, thanking party leaders, former governors, lawmakers, and members of the Board of Trustees for their support. He added, “We in PDP are peace-loving people. We want peace to reign because we want to take over governance in this country. And if we want to take over governance, then we need to have one country in place.” The NWC meeting is now rescheduled for Wednesday, with the party reiterating its commitment to unity and orderly conduct.

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PDP Faction Led By Wike Chased Out As Makinde, Bala Mohammed, and Turaki Hold Meeting

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Governors Seyi Makinde and Bala Mohammed, along with newly elected PDP National Chairman Tanimu Turaki, reportedly expelled the Nyesom Wike-led faction from the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The clash unfolded on Monday at Wadata Plaza as rival factions attempted to hold separate meetings on the same day. Both the National Working Committee (NWC) elected in Ibadan and the Wike-supported faction had scheduled gatherings, escalating tensions. Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the pro-Wike faction, arrived at the secretariat with members of his group, but a confrontation broke out, forcing the Wike faction out of the premises. Despite the chaos, Governors Makinde and Bala Mohammed, alongside Turaki, successfully gained entry into the PDP NEC hall to hold their scheduled meeting. https://twitter.com/TheICIR/status/1990726365423816932?t=JXU2Jvub_UFeo6-aMbTUxA&s=19

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Tension Erupts At PDP Secretariat As Anyanwu, Turaki Factions Plan Rival Meetings

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Tension heightened on Tuesday at the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the factions led by Samuel Anyanwu and Kabiru Taminu Turaki prepared to hold separate meetings at the same venue in a fresh showdown over control of the party. Security was heavily reinforced around Zone 5, with police officers, DSS operatives, and other security personnel stationed across the Secretariat. Supporters of both factions gathered nearby, drumming, singing, and displaying loyalty as they awaited the unfolding power tussle. Members invited by the Anyanwu-led faction for its NEC meeting began arriving early. Anyanwu himself got to the Secretariat around 8:50 a.m. and headed straight to his office. As of 9:27 a.m., loyalists of the Turaki faction had not yet arrived, though there were strong indications they were on their way and preparing to make their presence felt. Speaking to journalists, Anyanwu explained that he requested the deployment of security personnel, noting that it is a routine precaution whenever the party convenes a NEC meeting due to the large turnout and sensitive nature of the gathering. He said: “I wrote to the security agencies and I wrote NEC on the 14th of November informing them of the NEC/BoT meeting scheduled for today. I am the National Secretary of the party and my tenure runs till December 8.” Reacting to reports that the Turaki-led faction planned to hold its own meeting at the Secretariat, he added, “We are going for our meeting and we do not expect any intruder. He is coming to hold a meeting here as what?”

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Kabiru Turaki Becomes New PDP National Chairman After Delegate Vote

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Kabiru Turaki, once Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, has now taken the helm of the Peoples Democratic Party after delegates confirmed him as the new National Chairman during the party’s national convention in Ibadan on Saturday night. His emergence followed the withdrawal of Katsina’s 2023 governorship candidate, Lado Danmarke, who stepped aside shortly before voting. Despite pulling out, Danmarke’s name remained on the ballot and he still drew 275 votes. Turaki dominated the process with 1,516 votes from the 1,834 ballots counted. Forty-three votes were declared invalid. “It is therefore clear from the votes cast that Taminu Turaki has won the position of National Chairman of the PDP with a total of 1,516 votes.” The election also produced Solarin Sunday Adekunle as Deputy National Organising Secretary after he secured 633 votes. However, the contests for National Youth Leader and Deputy National Legal Adviser were suspended. Seventeen additional positions had no challengers, allowing the nominees to be confirmed without a contest. Out of the 3,131 delegates expected, 2,745 were accredited to participate in the convention. The gathering drew several governors, including Bala Mohammed, Seyi Makinde, Ahmadu Fintiri, Dauda Lawal, and Caleb Mutfwang. Governors Ademola Adeleke, Siminalayi Fubara, and Agbu Kefas were not in attendance. Senior party figures such as Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro, former governors Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Ibrahim Dankwambo, and Board of Trustees Chairman Senator Adolphus Wabara were also present. Turaki’s rise to the top seat aligns with the PDP’s zoning arrangement, which in August placed the 2027 presidential ticket in the South and the national chairmanship in the North. In the weeks leading up to the convention, influential figures from the North-West rallied behind him as their consensus choice. Those involved in the endorsement included governors from Bauchi, Plateau, Adamawa, and Zamfara, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Information Minister Jerry Gana, Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro, and former Education Minister Ibrahim Shekarau.

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