A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to take over the party’s headquarters next Monday.
Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, recognised the Wike-led faction.
INEC had allowed representatives from the faction to attend its first quarterly stakeholders’ meeting with political parties in 2026.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, factional National Secretary of the PDP, Samuel Anyanwu, said “by next Monday, we will take over the PDP headquarters”.
The party has been facing an unending leadership crisis, splitting it into two factions.
The Wike-backed group recently scheduled a national convention for March 28–29, 2026, but opposing governors and stakeholders in the other faction have rejected the move.
