Turaki- led PDP exco reschedules NWC meeting amid crisis at party Secretariat

Kabiru Turaki, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party has postponed its inaugural national working committee (NWC) meeting, which was earlier scheduled for Tuesday in Abuja.

Speaking to journalists after gaining access to the PDP headquarters at Wadata Plaza, Turaki said the shift became necessary due to “actions of those undermining democracy and progress”.

According to him, the meeting will now hold on Wednesday, November 19.

Turaki, who was accompanied by Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde and Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed, thanked the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) commissioner of police for providing security that allowed the party’s leadership to enter the secretariat.

He said he had briefed the commissioner about the planned NWC meeting and informed him of “flyers circulating on social media” announcing NEC and BoT meetings by persons no longer recognised as party members.

He said the police kept their word by ensuring the party leaders could enter the premises to address journalists.

Turaki thanked party stakeholders for their support, saying the PDP remains committed to unity and stability.

He said governors, national assembly members, former governors, ex-ministers, BoT members, state chairmen and members of the immediate past NWC had shown solidarity by accompanying him to the secretariat.

He said the PDP is focused on restoring its strength and must first secure national cohesion to return to power.

The postponement comes amid a leadership crisis that has split the PDP into factions, with Turaki’s camp asserting legitimacy after the expulsion of Samuel Anyanwu, former national secretary.

The PDP headquarters was the theatre of chaos on Tuesday as supporters of both factions clashed over access to the Wadata Plaza complex.