- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction loyal to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has fixed a new national convention for March 29 and 30, 2026.
- This follows a Court of Appeal ruling that nullified the November 2025 Ibadan convention and sacked the Taminu Turaki-led leadership.
- The Wike-backed National Working Committee has already commenced ward and local government congresses to meet INEC’s 2027 primary deadlines.
The protracted internal warfare within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a decisive turn as the camp loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, announced a fresh national convention for March 29, 2026.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the announcement serves as a direct challenge to the rival faction led by Taminu Turaki, which was recently stripped of its legitimacy by the judiciary.
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Speaking on live television, Haruna Mohammed, the National Publicity Secretary of the Wike-aligned National Working Committee (NWC), confirmed that the party is moving forward with a “restructuring” process.
He revealed that ward and local government congresses have already been concluded in line with a Federal High Court judgment by Justice Omotosho, which mandated a redo of the party’s internal elections.
“We would hold our state congresses on Saturday,” Mohammed stated. “I can also tell you and members of the party that our national convention is coming up on the 29th and 30th. We are holding our NEC meeting this Wednesday.”
The push for a new convention follows Monday’s landmark Court of Appeal ruling in Abuja.
The three-member panel, led by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, upheld a lower court’s decision to invalidate the PDP’s November 2025 convention held in Ibadan.
The court ruled that the party had failed to serve the mandatory valid notice to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), thereby rendering the emergence of the Turaki leadership null and void.
While the Turaki faction has vowed to take the matter to the Supreme Court, the Wike camp remains unfazed.
Mohammed dismissed the threat of further litigation, noting that the apex court has recently delivered “landmark judgments” suggesting that internal party affairs are not entirely beyond judicial scrutiny when constitutional requirements are ignored.
The timing of this new convention is critical. According to the 2026 INEC electoral calendar, political parties must conclude their primaries and resolve internal disputes between April 23 and May 30, 2026.
By fixing the convention for late March, the Wike camp aims to secure a recognized leadership structure just weeks before the high-stakes primary season for the 2027 general elections begins.
As the Wike faction consolidates its grip on the party’s machinery, the PDP remains a house divided, with the ultimate control of the main opposition platform likely to be decided in the chambers of the Supreme Court.
