Security has been tightened around the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Legacy House in Abuja following the decision of two rival factions to hold separate meetings at the same venue and time on Tuesday.
Armed police officers and patrol vans were stationed at the location early Tuesday morning, heightening concerns over a possible confrontation between loyalists of the opposing camps.
The tension stems from days of escalating internal disputes within the opposition party. A faction of the PDP aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, had announced an emergency meeting of the party’s Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee for Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
The notice, issued on Monday by factional National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu and shared by the FCT Minister’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, stated that both meetings would hold at the NEC Hall of the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja.
However, a parallel faction loyal to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, also scheduled a separate meeting for the same location and date, further deepening internal divisions.
The crisis intensified over the weekend after the PDP expelled Wike, former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, and former National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu during its national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. Their expulsion followed a motion moved by former National Vice Chairman (South), Chief Olabode George, and seconded by Samaila Buga, Chairman of the PDP in Bauchi State.
But the fallout took another turn on Monday when Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang dissociated himself from the decision. In a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, Mutfwang said he had no prior knowledge of the motion and insisted it did not reflect his position.
He stressed that the issue was never deliberated by the PDP Governors’ Forum or the National Executive Committee before it was presented on the convention floor. According to him, expelling key figures at a fragile moment in the party’s history was not a strategic step toward resolving its internal crisis.
Mutfwang reiterated the need for unity, dialogue, and collective action to stabilise and reposition the party as its internal conflict continues to deepen.
