2027: PDP convention holds amid crisis

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The Peoples Democratic Party’s state chairmen have split over the National Convention of the party scheduled for today (Sunday) in Abuja.

The convention is being organised by the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, the Chairman of the PDP in Edo State who also doubles as the Chairman of the Forum of PDP State Chairmen, Tony Aziegbemi, said the convention should not hold in view of the pending case before the Supreme Court.

He warned that proceeding with the convention would amount to a disregard for the rule of law.

“The convention being planned by the Wike faction is illegal, as there is a case at the Supreme Court which is yet to be decided.

“I will urge the state chairmen and their members not to attend the convention because it is illegal. INEC should also monitor those being paraded as delegates. They are impostors, and the list being used might not tally with the one with INEC,” he said.

Similarly, the Sokoto State chapter of the party announced it would boycott the convention.

The state Publicity Secretary, Hassan Sanyinawal, said the chapter would remain neutral in the leadership dispute.

He said, “We are not attending the convention in Abuja, just like we refused to attend the Ibadan convention. We are members of the PDP, but we don’t belong to any faction.”

However, the Kwara State chapter of the PDP said it would participate in the convention.

The state Chairman, Alhaji Isa Bawa, said the resolution followed extensive deliberations on the leadership crisis currently affecting the party at the national level.

He explained that the meeting was convened to determine whether Kwara delegates should attend the convention, especially after the state’s participation in the earlier convention held in Ibadan in November 2025.