PDP Wike Faction Schedules Emergency Meetings Amid Post-Convention Fallout

The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced an emergency gathering of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) and National Executive Committee (NEC) scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

In a notice issued on Monday by the factional National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, and shared on X by Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, both meetings will take place at the NEC Hall of the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. The BoT meeting is set to start at 11:00 a.m., followed by the NEC meeting at 2:00 p.m. The notice emphasized that attendance is crucial as “important matters will be discussed and addressed.”

The announcement comes in the wake of the PDP’s 2025 National Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, where several high-profile members—including Wike, Anyanwu, former National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade, former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose, and Imo PDP Chairman Austin Nwachukwu—were expelled for alleged anti-party activities.

The expulsion motion was moved by former PDP Deputy National Chairman (South), Bode George, seconded by Bauchi State PDP Chairman, Samaila Buga, and later put to a voice vote by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, who also chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum. Delegates overwhelmingly approved the motion, signaling the party leadership’s determination to address internal dissent and curb anti-party conduct.