PDP Chairman Turaki Calls on Trump to Intervene Amid Party Crisis, Warns of Threat to Nigeria’s DemocracyPDP Chairman Turaki Calls on Trump to Intervene Amid Party Crisis, Warns of Threat to Nigeria’s Democracy

The Newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, has issued an unusual appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump, urging him to intervene to “save Nigeria’s democracy” following violent clashes at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja.

Turaki made the appeal on Tuesday while addressing journalists after rival party factions clashed, leaving several members injured. Tensions escalated when police officers reportedly blocked the chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, from entering the secretariat. His security detail was said to have forced their way in, sparking confrontation.

The PDP chairman accused a rival faction of storming the complex with armed thugs allegedly supported by security agencies. He claimed the attempt was aimed at intimidating party members and destabilising legitimate party leadership.

“Our democracy is under serious threat,” Turaki said. “I want to call on President Trump, because what is at stake is not just the risk of genocide against Nigerian Christians, he should come and save democracy in Nigeria.”

Turaki vowed that the PDP leadership under him would resist any move to subvert democratic processes.
“We are ready to lay down our lives to protect our office, defend our democracy, and safeguard our mandate,” he declared.

Meanwhile, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the attack on the PDP headquarters, describing it as a direct assault on Nigeria’s democratic framework. In a strongly worded statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC accused the ruling APC-led Federal Government of using force to interfere in the internal affairs of an opposition party.

According to the ADC, the invasion of the PDP secretariat by “armed men under the command of senior officials of the ruling party” poses a grave danger to multiparty democracy and signals a push toward one-party dominance.

“This is not just about the PDP,” the party warned. “This attack threatens the future of democracy in Nigeria and sets a dangerous precedent ahead of the 2027 general elections.”

The ADC called on Nigerians, regardless of political affiliation, to condemn what it described as a growing pattern of anti-democratic behaviour by the Federal Government.