The deepening crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Monday as two rival factions of the party issued separate notices summoning members to different emergency meetings scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
The development further confirms fears that the opposition party has effectively split into parallel structures following the controversial national convention held in Ibadan.
In the first notice, signed by the National Secretary, Sen. Samuel N. Anyanwu, one faction announced an Emergency 103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting to hold at the NEC Hall in Wadata Plaza, Abuja. The BoT session is slated for 11:00 a.m., followed by the NEC meeting at 2:00 p.m. Members were urged to attend as “crucial matters will be discussed and addressed.”
However, in a separate announcement released just hours apart, the faction loyal to the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, summoned an entirely different gathering, an Emergency Stakeholders Meeting scheduled for 8:00 a.m., also at Wadata Plaza.
The notice, signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Ini Ememobong Essien, invited serving and former governors, National Assembly members, BoT members, state chairmen and ex-officio members to review the “just concluded and successful National Convention.”
The parallel meetings, same day, same secretariat are the clearest indication yet that the party is now operating under two command structures, each claiming legitimacy following the disputed Ibadan convention.
The convention, which produced new officers amid protests and walkouts, has been criticized for alleged irregularities, lack of inclusiveness, and decisions made outside established party procedures.
By summoning separate meetings of the NEC, BoT, and stakeholders, both factions appear prepared to enforce their authority and advance their parallel agendas, raising fears of dueling resolutions that could plunge the PDP into an even deeper leadership and constitutional crisis.
As both groups prepare to meet today under the same roof but with different loyalties, it is predicted that the party may be heading toward an unprecedented confrontation unless urgent reconciliation efforts are initiated.
