Politics
Wike backed PDP Faction Dissolves NWC, Appoints Caretaker Panel
A faction of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has dissolved the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and installed a 13-member caretaker panel, the party said on Sunday.
The caretaker committee, chaired by Abdulrahman Mohammed with Samuel Anyanwu as secretary, will oversee party affairs for 60 days ahead of a national convention. Other members include Kamaldeen Ajibade, Umar Bature, Kyari Grema, Janguda Mohammed, Okechukwu Osuana, Nwogu Olaka, Sandy Onor, Adenike Ogunse, Bisi Kolawole, Deji Doherty, and Ibrahim Aboki.
The move comes as the tenure of the PDP NWC elected in October 2021 is set to expire on Tuesday.
Last month, a rival PDP faction backed by governors including Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) held a convention and elected new NWC members, with Kabiru Turaki as chairman. During that convention, Wike and several of his allies were expelled.
The Wike-aligned faction rejected the expulsions and has since formed a parallel NWC, Board of Trustees (BoT), and National Executive Committee (NEC). It also expelled members of the governor-backed faction in a tit-for-tat move.
The internal divisions underscore a deepening rift within Nigeria’s main opposition party, raising questions over its cohesion ahead of future elections.
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