PDP NEC meeting: Atiku, Wike set for showdown

Pending last-minute interventions, the warring camps within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are poised for a showdown at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting less than 24 hours away. Checks reveal that the camps led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and FCT minister Nyesom Wike are locked in for a showdown. It was learnt that both sides, battling for the party’s soul, have refused to yield ground in the hopes of defining the party’s stature ahead of the 2027 election. The battle between both camps is upon the demand for an acting national chairman, Ambassador Illiya Damagum’s resignation and the emergence of an acting national chairman from the North Central geo-political zone as originally planned by the party. However, there are hopes by some party members, who said that the party’s caucus and Board of Trustees (BoT) will meet on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. This comes as an advocacy group within the PDP, named PDP100%, has urged the NEC to ask Atiku to forgo his 2027 ambition and suspend Wike from all party activities, saying such a decision will serve as the panacea to the raging imbroglio in the party.