The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) is currently having a closed-door meeting at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.
Their agenda for the Monday meeting, is to address intensifying internal disputes and operational disruptions confronting the party.
The emergency meeting, which began at 5:30pm, is primarily focused on the escalating rift involving the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Wike recently withdrew from ongoing peace talks, accusing prominent party leaders, including Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, of dishonesty.
A party source told Vanguard, “The BoT is trying to sort out the issues with Wike. He pulled out of the peace talks and accused leaders like Seyi Makinde of not being truthful.”
Present at the meeting are several key PDP figures including Acting National Chairman Umar Iliya Damagum; Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah; Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri; Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang; Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri; and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, who also chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum.
Other notable attendees include Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal; former Senate President Bukola Saraki; PDP BoT member Ben Obi; retired Navy Commodore Olabode George; former Information Minister Jerry Gana; former Niger State Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu; former PDP Ministers’ Forum Chair Kabiru Tanimu Turaki; and former Women Affairs Minister Josephine Anenih.
In addition to the Wike controversy, the BoT is deliberating on the abrupt closure of the PDP’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over unpaid ground rent spanning 28 years. The shutdown has forced the party to temporarily relocate its operations to the Bauchi Lodge, further highlighting the party’s administrative challenges.
