PDP crisis: Turaki faction files appeal at S’Court to stop Wike’s faction from holding convention

The Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Supreme Court to restrain the faction loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from conducting its national convention scheduled for March 29 and 30, 2026.

Briefing newsmen at the end of the 103rd NEC meeting in Abuja on Friday,

The faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, made this known in Abuja on Friday, March 27.

Addressing newsmen after the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, Ememobong said the PDP had already entered the appeal and filed applications for an accelerated hearing to protect the party’s legal standing.

Ememobong explained that the NEC meeting was convened to deliberate on and ratify various decisions taken by the National Working Committee (NWC) and the Board of Trustees (BoT), acting on behalf of the party’s highest decision-making organ.

He said: “The NEC came to the agreement that the decisions were taken in utmost good faith and therefore, without any dissension, unanimously ratified those decisions.

“This is to let our teeming supporters know that the process of saving our party is on course; all hope is not lost.”

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Ememobong clarified that while the legal battle continues at the Supreme Court, the move did not inhibit the ongoing internal reconciliation efforts.

According to him, the party remains open to a “discontinuance or withdrawal” of the suit should agreeable terms be met between the contending factions.

On the status of the rift within the PDP, Ememobong described reconciliation as a “journey toward a destination,” noting a visible de-escalation of hurtful rhetoric and hostilities between the two groups.

He added: “The bus has left the station; the train has left the station. While we have not yet arrived at the final destination of total reconciliation, milestones have been achieved.

“We are avoiding mutually-assured destruction so that our candidates will have a solid platform to run on.”

Ememobong emphasised that the goal of the peace talks was to strengthen PDP as a formidable opposition party rather than making it an appendage of any other party.

He dismissed reports of a parallel national convention scheduled for Sunday, stating that such matters were being handled through internal dialogue to avoid “inconvenient truths” in the public space.

Ememobong also urged PDP members to participate in the ongoing digital membership drive.

The Star