Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has called on leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to urgently embrace reconciliation and set up a caretaker committee to address the deepening crisis threatening the party’s viability ahead of the 2027 elections.
Lamido, a central figure in the party’s current leadership crisis, had earlier secured a court order halting the PDP’s national convention held on 15 and 16 November in Ibadan.
The ruling restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from supervising or recognising any convention conducted without including him as a valid contestant.
The court held that Lamido was denied a level playing field after being prevented from obtaining nomination forms to contest for National Chairman, contrary to the party’s constitution and internal guidelines.
Despite the order, the PDP proceeded with the convention and elected Tanimu Turaki (SAN) as National Chairman alongside other members of a new National Working Committee (NWC), effectively replacing the Umar Damagum-led team.
However, tensions escalated following the convention between factions loyal to Turaki and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, culminating in a violent clash at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on November 18. Security operatives sealed off the premises the next day, and it has remained closed since November 19.