PDP crisis: Party’s BoT sets up 6-man committee to reconcile Damagum, Wike factions

• Committee gets 7-day to complete assignment

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has set up a six-member committee to reconcile the two warring factions within the party.

A faction of the PDP has Ambassador Ilya Damagum as Chairman, while the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike has Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed as acting National Chairman.

The Chairman of the BoT of the PDP and erstwhile Senate President, Senator Aldophus Wabara announced the setting up of the six-member reconciliation Committee on Wednesday at the end of the emergency meeting of the Trustees in Abuja.

Members of the the BoT Reconciliation Committee are; Amb. Hassan Adamu (North East) as Chairman; Chief Mike Oghiadomhe (South South) as Secretary, Chief Ugochukwu Okeke (South East), Sen. Zaynab Kure (North Central), Prince Onyinlola Olagunsoye (South West) and Dr. Lubna Mohammed Gusau (North West).

The Reconciliation Committee was mandated to report back to the BoT on Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 for further action.

The BoT, in a communique issued at the end of its meeting held at the Bauchi Government Lodge, Abuja, and presented by Wabara, pointed out that as the conscience of the party, it (the BoT) cannot and will not take sides but remain focused on safeguarding the integrity of the PDP and ensuring dialogue over discord.

The communique reads, “BoT reaffirms that the PDP remains a united, formidable and focused political party under the leadership of the Amb. Iliya Damagum-led National Working Committee (NWC).

“The BoT solidly stands with and commends the Amb. Iliya Damagum-led National Working Committee (NWC), the PDP Governors Forum, the National Convention Organizing Committee and other critical Organs of the Party for their collective roles in stabilizing our Party, especially as we progress towards the conduct of the Elective National Convention scheduled to hold on the 15th and 16th of November 2025 in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital.

“The BoT welcomes the ruling of the Oyo State High Court, presided over by Justice A L Akintola which affirmed the Constitutional right and liberty of our Party to manage its internal affairs including holding our 2025 Elective National Convention as scheduled. This landmark Ruling is victory to Democracy, Rule of Law and political development in our country.

“The BoT however expresses worry over the recent developments within our ranks that have caused understandable concerns.
“The tensions, misunderstandings, and regrettable incidents that have played out in public including the invasion of our National Secretariat are not reflective of the ideals and character of the PDP.

“As the conscience of the party, the BoT cannot and will not take sides but remain focused on safeguarding the integrity of the PDP and ensuring dialogue over discord.

“The decision for reconciliation is not as a sign of weakness, but as a demonstration of maturity and responsibility.

“Against this backdrop, the BoT sets up a high-powered committee to immediately reconcile all conflicting sides and restore unity of purpose in our party as we head to the Elective National Convention in Ibadan”, it said.