(DDM) – The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has issued a blistering condemnation of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and his loyalists, accusing them of deepening illegality after they announced a factional National Caretaker Committee for the opposition party.
DDM gathered that Wike’s faction had earlier constituted a 13-member National Caretaker Committee at the PDP’s controversial 104th NEC meeting held in Abuja on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
The Wike-backed committee listed Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed as Chairman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as Secretary, claiming it would oversee party affairs ahead of a national convention.
However, the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, dismissed the entire exercise as “a gathering of Wike and his friends,” insisting the former governor had no legal authority to speak for the party.
He stressed that Wike and his allies had been duly expelled from the PDP and therefore lacked any standing to announce committees in the party’s name.
According to him, the move was designed to coordinate Wike’s personal political agenda rather than serve the interest of the opposition.
He added that even if they were still members, they lacked the mandate to interfere with party organs.
Ememobong reaffirmed that the PDP’s legitimate leadership structure, including the National Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees, remains intact under Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN.
He argued that the PDP leadership is made up of dignified figures who cannot be “procured or commodified” in the manner that has allegedly become the trademark of Wike’s group.
DDM learned that the conflict is tied to an ongoing legal dispute filed by Wike’s allies, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Sam Anyanwu.
On November 21, 2025, the duo approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to nullify and stop recognition of the PDP’s most recent convention and its outcomes.
Justice J.O. Abdulmalik refused their request for an interim injunction, warning all sides to avoid actions capable of undermining the court’s final judgment.
Despite the court’s caution, Wike’s camp proceeded to announce what Ememobong described as a “fictitious National Caretaker Committee,” a move he said puts the plaintiffs in contempt of court.
He accused the Wike faction of attempting to politically incapacitate the PDP since 2023 and acting as “APC apologists” weaponised to destabilise the main opposition.
He argued that their actions have become increasingly absurd, with each episode surpassing the previous in what he called “sheer ridiculousness.”
Background analysis shows that the PDP has faced internal battles since the 2023 general elections, when Wike led a powerful bloc that opposed the party’s presidential candidate.
The internal strife intensified after Wike joined the APC-led administration as FCT Minister while refusing to resign from the PDP.
His influence within the party has continued to trigger factional clashes that many analysts say threaten the PDP’s long-term survival.
The PDP insists it remains committed to rebuilding on the pillars of transparency, equity and inclusiveness, despite pressure from Wike’s faction.
Ememobong assured party members nationwide that the opposition remains united under its lawful leadership and will not be derailed by political theatrics.
He urged Nigerians to ignore what he described as a desperate bid to destabilise the country’s oldest opposition platform.
The crisis is expected to escalate further as court hearings resume and both factions intensify their power struggle over the party’s future.