The factional National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ratified the expulsion of three sitting governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara.
Others expelled include former Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara; former National Vice Chairman, Chief Bode George; and newly elected National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN).
The announcement follows last Saturday’s rival PDP national convention in Ibadan, where Wike and several allies—comprising former governors, lawmakers and senior party figures—were suspended over alleged anti-party activities.
The Ibadan convention, convened by the opposing faction, accused Wike’s bloc of trying to “destabilise the party structure” ahead of a proposed nationwide restructuring process.
On Tuesday, both factions attempted to hold separate NEC and Board of Trustees meetings at the PDP National Secretariat in Wadata Plaza, Abuja, prompting a chaotic confrontation.
Security operatives struggled to manage clashes between supporters of the two sides, leading to shouting matches, shoving and temporary closure of parts of the building before the groups eventually met separately.
During its own session, the Wike-aligned NEC also dissolved PDP state executive committees in Oyo, Bauchi, Zamfara, Yobe, Lagos and Ekiti. It directed that caretaker committees be set up immediately, followed by fresh congresses in the affected states.
A communiqué issued at the end of the meeting and read by factional National Secretary, Senator Sam Anyanwu, stated that the NEC reviewed a report from Acting National Chairman Abdulrahman Mohammed on alleged breaches of Articles 58(1) and 59(1) of the PDP Constitution. The violations cited included anti-party activities, disobedience to court orders and conduct viewed as bringing the party into disrepute.
The faction approved disciplinary actions against several prominent members, including: Adolphus Wabara, Bode George, Ben Obi, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), Bala Mohammed, Seyi Makinde, Dauda Lawal, Taofiq Arapaja, Setonji Koshoedo, Okechukwu Obiechina Daniel, Woyengikuro Daniel, Mohammed Kadade Suleiman, Emmanuel Ogidi, Sumaila Adamu Burga, Umar Sani, Udom Emmanuel and Emmanuel Enorden.
The development marks one of the most severe escalations yet in the PDP’s internal conflict, which has seen parallel conventions, rival leadership claims and widening rifts between influential blocs ahead of the party’s expected national restructuring.