The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has warned Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and others against derailing the national convention of the party scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025.
The governors in a communiqué issued at the end of their 7th meeting held on August 23, 2025, in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, urged members to resist attempts to derail the convention.
They reaffirmed their full support for the resolutions of the 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) held in July 2025 regarding the national convention.
The communique states inter alia: ”The Forum reaffirms its full commitment to the resolutions of the 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of July 2025 regarding the November 15 National Convention.
“It urges members to resist all attempts to derail the convention by anti-party forces; but to see the PDP as the only democratic institution and viable alternative for restoring Nigeria along the path of good governance and national development,” it further read.
The meeting, chaired by the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, deliberated extensively on the state of the nation, insecurity, the erosion of democratic values, and preparations for the party’s forthcoming national convention.
They also described the PDP as the only democratic institution and viable alternative for restoring Nigeria to the path of good governance and development.
The governors reiterated their commitment to rescuing the country and accused the APC of divisive governance and policies that continue to impose hardship on Nigerians.
They further commended the resilience of PDP leaders and members in overcoming orchestrated defections.
The governors stressed that such distractions could diminish the party’s grassroots appeal or the public’s yearning for affordable living and relative security.
The development comes against the backdrop of Wike’s recent comments expressing dissatisfaction with the South-South Caretaker Committee constituted by the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) and the retention of Ali Odefa as National Vice Chairman (South East).
Wike had warned that a fresh crisis could erupt if the PDP refused to acknowledge the zonal congress that elected his ally, Dan Orbih, as National Vice Chairman, South-South.
