Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State urged members of PDP to remain calm, despite the current crisis within the party at the national level, describing it as a family affair.
Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, stated that stakeholders in the party were interested in resolving the crisis and return PDP to its rightful position.
He stated, “I urge all members of our party, the PDP, to remain calm and be steadfast. We are cruising to victory next year and we must remain committed to ensuring that we rebuild this party for renewed landslide victory.
“The ongoing disagreement within the party at the national level is a family affair and I want to assure all members both at the state and national level that it will soon be resolved.
“All the stakeholders at the national level have the party’s progress and success at heart and are all looking at ways to resolve the crisis as soon as possible.”
The governor directed PDP leaders across local governments and wards in the state to continue to mobilise for the party ahead of the 2026 governorship election, adding that PDP remains the party to beat.
Former Deputy National Chairman of PDP, Chief Olabode George, described the invasion of the party national secretariat by uniformed securitymen as a dangerous affront to democracy and the rule of law, warning that this should not be allowed to repeat. George stated this during a press conference at his office, in Ikoyi, Lagos.
He lamented the action he labelled “brigandage”, allegedly done in concert with a minority faction of the party.
George maintained that the action, which came up after the judgement stopping the PDP convention, was an illegal and unlawful act.
He stated, “it is clearly a recipe for anarchy.
“Now, Justice Omotosho’s judgement has led to the invasion of our National Secretariat in Abuja by uniformed security personnel, acting in concert with a minority faction of the party. What a travesty of justice!
“The deployment of uniformed personnel into the private chambers of a major political party is a direct assault on democratic values and the freedom of political association guaranteed by our constitution.
“This action undermines public confidence, threatens national stability, and sends a dangerous signal to the international community about the state of democracy in Nigeria.
“In his judgement stopping the PDP convention, Justice Omotosho is trying to force his personal judicial opinion into the sacred judicial interpretation of the apex court of the land.”
Wike’s Faction Faults Oyo Court Order
The controversial acting national chairman, propped up by the Nyesom Wike faction of PDP, Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, faulted the order of the Oyo State High Court, alleging the state court cannot give an order where a federal institution like INEC is involved.
Mohammed also said the faction had filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja seeking a judicial interpretation of the James Omotosho judgement of October 31, and its implications regarding all instructions affiliated to INEC,
Mohammed, who addressed the media on Wednesday, announced the cancellation of the PDP national convention in Ibadan on November 15 and 16, pending the determination of the judgement of the Court of Appeal.
He further said they had notified INEC not to monitor the Ibadan convention of the party, as the October 31 judgement barred INEC from doing so.
Mohammed claimed, “It’s a nullity in law that an ex-parte order cannot stand as it required that the other side be put on notice, hence, the matter was adjourned to November 10. We have also petitioned the National Judicial Council of the errors in Justice Akintola’s ex-parte order.
“In view of this and the inconsistency in law with the ex-parte order, we have cancelled the November 15 and 16 national convention till there is a definite Court of Appeal pronouncement on the convention and we have equally notified INEC of these developments.
“We are equally challenging the ex-parte order of the Oyo State High Court because it’s an abuse of the court processes for a state high court to give an order where a federal institution like INEC is involved.”
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