… Call Wike To Order, Turaki Tells Tinubu
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the expulsion of the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; and the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal.
The faction, backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, also announced the expulsion of a former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Bode George; Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara; newly elected National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki; and newly elected National Secretary, Taofeek Arapaja.
Also expelled were Senator Ben Obi, Setonji Koshoedo, Okechukwu Obiechina Daniel, Woyengikuro Daniel, Mohammed Kadade Suleiman, Emmanuel Ogidi, Sumaila Adamu Burga, Umar Sani, Emmanuel Enorden and former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel.
But the National Chairman of the Makinde faction, Kabiru Turaki, called on President Bola Tinubu to call Wike to order.
Speaking after gaining access to his office following hours of a standoff with the Wike camp, Turaki accused Wike of bringing armed thugs to the PDP secretariat to disrupt a meeting of his group.
The party chairman, who spoke with Governors Seyi Makinde and Bala Mohammed seated in his office, also accused the police of taking sides in the party’s internal conflict.
He threatened to mobilise PDP members nationwide to occupy the Abuja national secretariat if Tinubu failed to call Wike to order.
Turaki dismissed his purported expulsion, alongside the three PDP governors, saying that those who announced the expulsion were no longer members of the PDP, having been expelled by the party’s convention.
The arrowhead of the Wike camp, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, read a communique after its “103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting”.
The camp said the governors and others were expelled for anti-party activities and for disobeying court judgments halting the party’s Ibadan convention.
The communique read, “The National Executive Committee (NEC) met on 18 November 2025 to address recent developments affecting the unity, stability, and constitutional order of our party. At a time when Nigerians look to the PDP for leadership, NEC convened to uphold truth, justice, discipline, and respect for the rule of law.
“NEC expressed deep concern over the actions of some members who violated subsisting court orders by organising and attending a purported and unauthorised convention. This act triggered confusion, factionalisation, and the defection of governors and legislators nationwide.
“NEC reaffirmed that the PDP draws its legitimacy from strict adherence to its constitution and that of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, not from impunity.
“NEC received the report of the Acting National Chairman, Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed, detailing breaches of Articles 58(1) and 59(1), including anti-party activities, disobedience to court orders, and conduct bringing the Party into disrepute.”
The faction also announced the dissolution of PDP executives in the Bauchi, Oyo, Zamfara, Yobe, Lagos, Edo, and Ekiti state chapters.
Continuing, it said, “NEC directed deputies in all National Working Committee positions now vacant owing to expulsion to assume the substantive positions in an acting capacity and function as NWC members.
“NEC also formally ratified the appointment of Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman as the Acting National Chairman of the party.
“NEC directed the legal team and NWC to commence immediate constitutional action to recover seats of all elected officials who defected from the PDP, in line with Sections 68(1)(g) and 109(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution.
“NEC approved a party-wide reconciliation initiative to heal divisions and rebuild trust, while ensuring that reconciliation does not undermine discipline. A nationwide membership audit and revalidation will begin ahead of the 2027 elections.
“NEC acknowledged the anxieties among members but assures the party faithful that these decisions are aimed at stabilising and strengthening the PDP.
“The NEC affirms that the era of indiscipline is over. The PDP will not bow to lawlessness or personal ambition.
“With unity, discipline, and renewed purpose, the PDP will rebuild stronger and restore public confidence ahead of the next electoral cycle.”