The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Adolphus Wabara, has convened an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to address the party’s deepening leadership crisis.
Wabara announced the decision on Sunday in Abuja during the 84th meeting of his faction of the board, stating that the move was necessary to avert a looming leadership vacuum following recent developments within the party.
According to him, the BoT acted in line with provisions of the PDP constitution as amended in 2017, adding that the required two-thirds consent of NEC members had been secured ahead of the meeting scheduled for Monday, May 4.
“I am pleased to inform Nigerians that we have secured the required consent. INEC has been duly notified of the 103rd NEC meeting,” Wabara said.
He called on party members to approach the meeting with unity and a commitment to reconciliation, stressing the need to rebuild and stabilise the party.
“We must act as the conscience of our party and provide direction,” he added.
Wabara further disclosed that the BoT stepped in to assume administrative leadership after a recent Supreme Court judgment, which he said nullified the 2025 national convention that produced the Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC).
He also noted that the apex court upheld the suspension of some party officials linked to the March 2025 convention in Abuja, including Samuel Anyanwu, Kamaldeen Ajibade, and Umar Bature.
“Despite our travails, our party remains strong and can never die.
The PDP will never surrender to renegades or political brigands,” Wabara declared.
However, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, rejected claims of a leadership vacuum, insisting that the PDP remains fully functional.
He maintained that Abdulrahman Mohammed is the legitimate national chairman and argued that the Supreme Court ruling only addressed the legality of the Ibadan convention, not the current leadership structure.
“There has never been any vacuum or absence of leadership in the PDP,” he said.
Mohammed also challenged the authority of the BoT to assume the powers of the NWC, noting that such provisions do not exist in the party’s constitution.
He further questioned Wabara’s legitimacy as BoT chairman, claiming his tenure had expired.
“The only legitimate BoT leadership is that headed by Mao Ohuabunwa,” Mohammed stated.
The emergency NEC meeting is expected to be pivotal in determining the direction of the party amid the ongoing internal crisis.
