The Board of Trustes (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, announced the setting up of a six-man committee to reconcile all warring factions within the party.
Chairman of BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara, announced former Minister of Environment, Alhaji Hassan Adamu, as head of the committee, with former Chief of Staff to President Goodluck Jonathan, Mike Oghiadomhe, as secretary.
Wabara insisted on settlement and dialogue as the way forward. The committee had till November 11 to submit its report.
Other members of the committee were Chief Ugochukwu Okeke (South-east), Senator Zaynab Kure (North-central), Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola (South-west), and Dr. Lubna Mohammed Gusau (North-west).
Amid ongoing efforts to reunite the party, Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, urged members of PDP to remain calm, describing the disagreements in the party as a family affair.
Relatedly, former Deputy National Chairman of PDP, Chief Olabode George, said the recent invasion of the party’s national secretariat by uniformed securitymen was a dangerous affront to democracy and the rule of law, which must not be allowed to repeat.
But the new acting national chairman of PDP, linked to the Nyesom Wike faction, Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, faulted the ex-parte order of the Oyo State High Court, stating that it cannot give an order where a federal institution, like the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is involved.
But Wabara, who read from a communique, said, “BoT reaffirms that the PDP remains a united, formidable and focused political party under the leadership of the Amb. Iliya Damagum-led National Working Committee (NWC).
“The BoT solidly stands with and commends the Amb. Iliya Damagum-led National Working Committee (NWC), the PDP Governors Forum, the National Convention Organising Committee, and other critical organs of the party for their collective roles in stabilising our party, especially as we progress towards the conduct of the Elective National Convention scheduled to hold on the 15th and 16th of November 2025 in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
“The BoT welcomes the ruling of the Oyo State High Court, presided over by Justice A L Akintola, which affirmed the constitutional right and liberty of our party to manage its internal affairs, including holding our 2025 Elective National Convention as scheduled. This landmark ruling is victory to democracy, rule of law and political development in our country.
“The BoT, however, expresses worry over the recent developments within our ranks that have caused understandable concerns. The tensions, misunderstandings, and regrettable incidents that have played out in public including the invasion of our national secretariat are not reflective of the ideals and character of the PDP.
“As the conscience of the party, the BoT cannot and will not take sides but remain focused on safeguarding the integrity of the PDP and ensuring dialogue over discord. The decision for reconciliation is not as a sign of weakness, but as a demonstration of maturity and responsibility.
“The BoT mandated the Reconciliation Committee to report back to it on Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 for further action.”
Wabara described PDP as a cat with nine lives that would survive the crisis, which, according to him, would stand out as a defining moment for the party.
In his remarks, Damagum reaffirmed that the national convention scheduled for Ibadan next week would hold, as the legal issues against it had been removed.
He said, “It gives me great joy to finally inform you that, despite the initial legal hitches, the 2025 Elective National Convention of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will hold.
“On Wednesday, the 4th of November 2025, Justice Akintola delivered a landmark ruling affirming that our party has sufficiently satisfied all provisions of the law and, therefore, retains the constitutional right to organise its internal democratic processes, specifically, to hold the 2025 Elective National Convention.
‘’I must confess that what Justice Akintola did, in this era of judicial intimidation and moral compromise, is an act of courage.”
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