The National Working Committee, led by Abdulrahman Mohammed, through its National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed confirmed the development on Saturday.
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The visit follows tensions within the party, with the Wike-led National Executive Committee accusing Turaki’s faction of violating court judgments by conducting what it termed an “illegal convention” in Ibadan that elected Turaki as factional chairman.
The former Vice President of Nigeria made his position known in a statement he shared on his social media handles on Sunday.
In a letter shared on his X page on Saturday, which was addressed to the PDP Chairman of Okekoko Ward (09), Kabba/Bunu Local Government, Kogi State, Ologbondiyan thanked the party leadership for the opportunities provided during his tenure and service.
He said PDP was deeply divided and lacked a functional national structure to support a sitting governor seeking re-election
A video seen by The Eagle Online showed him being welcomed to the secretariat in the early hours of Tuesday for his faction’s meeting.
Both factions issued notices for the meetings on Monday, with the Wike faction adding that the Board of Trustees would also meet.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary and Secretary of the 2025 National Convention Organising Publicity Sub-committee, Debo Ologunagba, dismissed reports of a postponement as “false, misleading, and the handiwork of political detractors.”
The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mike Ojisi, said this in a statement issued in Calabar on Wednesday.
Recall that Ajayi, 24 days after the governorship poll, had filed a petition at the Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal against the victory of Aiyedatiwa.
The lawmakers include two senators and two members of the House of Representatives.
The former two-term Anambra State governor made this known in a statement on his X handle, after visiting the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed.
The former Military Administrator of Ondo State said this in a statement he personally signed after the demise of Buhari on Sunday in the United Kingdom.
Ajayi, in a statement jointly signed by eight leaders of PDP in the state on Wednesday in Akure, dismissed a report claiming he had joined ADC coalition alongside some leaders.
Showunmi stated that the coalition lacks the capacity to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 and Nigerians should rather not give them any attention.
It would be recalled that the Atiku-led coalition recently announced the African Democratic Congress, the political party to tackle the ruling All Progressives Congress, during the general election in 2027.
He stated this on Monday while addressing journalists after a PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, denying claims that the party structure had collapsed.
Dr Tony Aziegbemi, Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee, made the call at a news conference on Wednesday in Benin.
Atiku, in a message posted on his official X handle on Tuesday, described him as “the people’s governor”, commending his joyful spirit and leadership style.