Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo and his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, along with members of the Board of Trustees and the factional National Working Committee, have held a closed-door meeting in Abuja following the Supreme Court ruling on the party's leadership crisis.
Meeting After Supreme Court Judgment
The PDP leaders reportedly met at the Bauchi House in Asokoro, Abuja, shortly after the Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, April 30. The apex court nullified the convention that produced the national working committee backed by Makinde and Bala, granting victory to the faction supported by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
According to The Punch, the high-level meeting was attended by BoT members, the national assembly caucus, the national executive committee, the national caucus, state chairmen, and ex-officio members.
BoT Announces Takeover
Earlier, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, announced that the BoT would take over the affairs of the party until a substantive caretaker committee is constituted. This announcement has sparked reactions from Nigerians.
Reactions from Nigerians
Taiwo Adeniyi criticized the ongoing crisis, saying, "At this rate, PDP should just register as a Netflix series. From Ibadan to Abuja, and now back to the BoT. I pity the PDP Secretariat staff. They’ve had more 'new bosses' in 6 months than a corporate intern."
Mardorti faulted the BoT's announcement, stating, "Until the CTC is out sha, because if this is not the Supreme Court judgement, then these people should be jailed for disobeying the constitution! The Supreme Court is the apex body, and nobody dares disobey it!"
Dare said the BoT leaders are creating another chaos, commenting, "This set of politicians in the PDP right now just loves to create chaos. This is another crisis they are creating now in the form of intervention. These people self!"
BigDeals criticized the move, saying, "So the BOT that is preaching reconciliation is now praising Bala and Makinde but giving Wike a middle finger? Either this statement is false, or it reeks of maximum stupidity."
Goodnews Abua knocked the BoT, stating, "They know the truth, but want to create drama, the person they are dealing with loves drama so much. Let them be ready to dance to the drum of whatever they're playing."
Analyst Speaks on PDP, ADC Alliance
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Makinde-led faction of the PDP has been described as the major beneficiary of its alliance with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), considering the likelihood of being ousted by the Supreme Court. Omotayo Yusuf, a political commentator, made this assertion in an interview, adding that the alliance was not in the interest of Nigerians but to benefit each other.
