The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced March 28 and 29, 2026, as the dates for a national convention in Abuja, in what appears to be a decisive move to re-establish authority within the party following a favourable court judgment.
The announcement came after the group’s 105th meeting of the PDP National Executive Committee held on Monday in Abuja, where a timetable for nationwide congresses was also approved.
In a communiqué signed by the factional Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee, Abdulrahman Mohammed, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, the NEC fixed February for ward and local government congresses and March for state congresses, ahead of the national convention.
According to the statement, the convention will produce a new National Working Committee and other statutory organs of the party.
“NEC approved and confirmed the schedule for ward congresses in February, local government congresses in February, and state congresses in March, in preparation for a seamless National Convention,” the communiqué stated.
The NEC further extended the tenure of the National Caretaker Working Committee, as well as affected state and zonal caretaker committees, pending the completion of the congress process.
The Caretaker Committee was also mandated to set up convention sub-committees and begin full preparations to ensure what the faction described as a transparent and credible exercise.
Central to the development is a recent Federal High Court ruling in Ibadan which nullified the PDP National Convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, where Taminu Turaki emerged as National Chairman.
Justice Uche Agomoh, in the judgment, restrained Turaki and other officials elected at that convention from presenting themselves as national officers of the party and affirmed the Mohammed-led Caretaker Committee as the recognised authority pending a fresh convention.
The court decision is seen by observers as a major boost for the Wike-backed bloc, which has been locked in a prolonged struggle for control of the party’s structure since the 2023 elections.
At a parallel meeting of the PDP Board of Trustees in Abuja, factional BoT Chairman Mao Ohuabunwa urged party leaders to put aside personal interests and focus on rebuilding the party.
He described the PDP as being at a critical juncture, noting that internal disputes and legal battles had tested its unity but had not broken its institutional foundation.
Mohammed, addressing the BoT, expressed appreciation for the support of party elders and acknowledged Wike’s role in backing the committee’s efforts to stabilise the party.
He said the committee would soon release detailed guidelines for outstanding congresses in some states as part of preparations for the convention.
Party members were urged to remain disciplined and committed to the party’s constitutional processes as it navigates the path toward electing a new leadership.
The resolutions from both the NEC and the BoT indicate a renewed push by the Wike-aligned faction to translate its courtroom success into organisational control, as the PDP attempts to reposition itself ahead of the 2027 general elections.