The internal crisis plaguing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Friday as the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, announced the dissolution of the party’s Board of Trustees led by former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara.
Naijaonpoint reports that the announcement came during a meeting held at Wike’s Life Camp residence in Abuja, where the factional Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Abdulrahman Muhammad, inaugurated a new BoT.
Speaking before the meeting went into a closed session, Muhammad said the dissolution was necessary to restore constitutional order and moral direction within the party.
He accused the Wabara-led BoT of losing the “moral balance expected of that noble institution,” insisting that Wabara’s alleged suspension by the Abia State PDP for anti-party activities made his continued leadership “untenable.”
“The Board that was meant to be the moral compass of our party became divided and ineffective. The credibility of that leadership was heavily questioned, and its continued role in national advisory matters became impossible to sustain,” he said.
The newly reconstituted BoT is expected to be unveiled at the end of the meeting.
Muhammad also took aim at the tenure of the suspended National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, accusing him of undermining internal discipline.
According to him, Damagum protected individuals who openly violated the party’s constitution, choosing “convenience over the rule of law.”
“When any political party begins to disregard its own constitution and laws, it loses the very soul that holds it together. This was the painful reality we faced,” he declared.
He praised three party members who sought judicial intervention to “save the PDP from itself,” adding that the recent Federal High Court ruling had cleared the way for the party to reconstitute the BoT.
He said, “The court judgement was not an attack on the PDP; it was a reminder that no institution is greater than the law.”
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Muhammad described the newly inaugurated board as a “symbol of rebirth,” saying its members were chosen based on integrity, fairness and commitment to party values, not factional loyalty.
He further stated, “This is not a reward for loyalty; it is a sacred trust. Your voices must be voices of unity, your advice rooted in fairness, and your actions must inspire confidence in our collective future.”
He said the party’s decline began when it abandoned its zoning principle ahead of the 2015 elections, allowing personal ambition to override equity.
The factional chairman vowed that the PDP would now prioritise transparency, judicial compliance and internal democracy as it seeks to rebuild public confidence.
Muhammad noted, “We will rebuild this party with transparency. We will respect court judgements and the rule of law. We will conduct our congresses with fairness and integrity. We will restore public trust and make the PDP once again the moral voice of Nigeria’s democracy.”
Muhammad stressed that the era of hiding impunity under the guise of “internal affairs” was over.
He said, “Internal affairs must still operate under constitutional order. Party autonomy cannot mean lawlessness. We must reform or risk irrelevance.”
Calling for unity and reform, Muhammad urged party members to seize the moment to revive the PDP.
He added, “Let history record that when the PDP stood at the edge of the precipice, men and women of goodwill rose to pull it back. Together, we can heal our party and restore the PDP as the true hope of Nigeria’s democratic future.”
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