The Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees (BoT), led by Adolphus Wabara, has summoned an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for Monday.
Wabara announced the decision on Sunday in Abuja during the 84th meeting of his faction of the board, saying it was necessary to prevent a leadership vacuum following recent developments within the party.
He said the move was in line with provisions of the party’s constitution as amended in 2017, adding that the board secured the required two-thirds support of NEC members before convening the meeting.
“I am pleased to inform Nigerians that we have secured the required consent. Independent National Electoral Commission has been duly notified of the 103rd NEC meeting scheduled for Monday, May 4,” Wabara said.
He urged members to approach the meeting with unity and reconciliation, stressing the need to rebuild the party.
Wabara said the board assumed administrative leadership after a Supreme Court judgment delivered on Thursday, which he said prevented a constitutional crisis. According to him, the ruling nullified the 2025 national convention that produced the Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee and upheld suspensions linked to organisers of the March convention in Abuja.
He said party members including Samuel Anyanwu, Kamaldeen Ajibade and Umar Bature remained suspended, adding that their suspensions, imposed on Nov. 1, 2025, were affirmed by the court.“Despite our travails, our party remains strong and can never die. The PDP will never surrender to renegades or political brigands,” Wabara said.
However, PDP National Publicity Secretary Jungudo Mohammed dismissed claims of a leadership vacuum, insisting that Abdulrahman Mohammed remained the party’s legitimate national chairman. He said the Supreme Court ruling addressed only the legality of the Ibadan convention and did not affect the current National Working Committee or party administration. “There has never been any vacuum or absence of leadership in the PDP,” Mohammed said.
He argued that the party structure remained lawful and fully operational. Mohammed also questioned the authority of the BoT to assume the powers of the National Working Committee and said Wabara’s tenure as BoT chairman had expired, adding that the only legitimate BoT leadership was headed by Mao Ohuabunwa.