The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Tuesday after the factional National Executive Committee aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, approved the expulsion of three serving governors — Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State.
Also expelled were former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara; former National Vice Chairman, Bode George; and the party’s recently elected National Chairman, Kabiru Turaki, SAN.
This escalation comes just days after the controversial PDP national convention in Ibadan, where Wike and his supporters were themselves expelled, sparking renewed hostility between the two sides.
The tension culminated on Tuesday at the party’s national secretariat in Wadata Plaza, Abuja, where both factions arrived to hold parallel NEC and Board of Trustees meetings, leading to heated exchanges and chaos around the premises.
At its meeting in Abuja, the Wike-aligned NEC also dissolved the party’s state executive councils in Oyo, Bauchi, Zamfara, Yobe, Lagos, and Ekiti States. The committee ordered the formation of caretaker leadership and the conduct of fresh congresses in the affected states.
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Reading the communiqué, National Secretary Senator Sam Anyanwu said, “NEC received the report of the Acting National Chairman, Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed, outlining violations of Articles 58(1) and 59(1), including anti-party activities, disobedience to court orders, and actions that have brought the party into disrepute.”
He added that disciplinary proceedings have also been approved against several key figures, including Adolphus Wabara, Bode George, Ben Obi, Kabiru Turaki, Bala Mohammed, Seyi Makinde, Dauda Lawal, Taofiq Arapaja, Setonji Koshoedo, Okechukwu Daniel, Woyengikuro Daniel, Mohammed Kadade Suleiman, Emmanuel Ogidi, Sumaila Burga, Umar Sani, Udom Emmanuel, and Emmanuel Enorden.
