The Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committee, backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has shifted the party’s proposed national convention to March 29 and 30, dissolving the South-West, North-West and Plateau State zonal committees.
The PDP Caretaker Committee’s Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja after a meeting of the National Working Committee.
Mohammed said the convention, earlier scheduled for March 28 and 29, was adjusted following deliberations by the committee.
He said, “There are certain decisions—major decisions that were reached, far-reaching decisions indeed. And part of the decisions reached from this Caretaker Committee meeting is the adjustment made as regards the date earlier released for the national convention.
“Recall that yesterday, during the NEC meeting, a date was announced for the national convention of the party, which was billed to hold on the 28th and 29th of March. However, after careful consideration of certain factors, the date has been slightly adjusted for the convention to take place on the 29th to the 30th of March.
He also announced the dissolution of the North-West, South-West and Plateau State zonal committees, noting that caretaker committees would be appointed to oversee their affairs
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that individuals he described as “vagabonds” who previously wielded influence within the Peoples Democratic Party have been expelled.
Speaking on Tuesday during the unveiling of the Oyo State PDP secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital, Makinde stated that the party is now free of internal disruption.
Drawing from a Yoruba proverb to explain recent developments within the PDP, the governor said, “In Yoruba land, we always say that if you see a house or a compound that is peaceful, the vagabond in that house has not grown up.
According to Makinde, the group rose to prominence within the PDP after the party lost power at the federal level in 2015, a period he said created a leadership vacuum.
“In 2015, PDP lost power at the federal level. There was a gap in the leadership. Otherwise, those vagabonds would never have been able to take hold of PDP,” Makinde said.
The governor noted that the group dominated the party for nearly a decade before being removed from its affairs.
“They grew up in 2015, they had their time, and for 10 years, a decade, they practised their vagabondry in the PDP. But they have expelled in November 2025. So, there is no more vagabond in PDP,” he stated
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