Illustration of PDP pro-Wike faction convention re-electing Abdulrahman Mohammed as chairman, with Wike and other leaders present.
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Pro-Wike PDP faction re-elects Abdulrahman as national chairman

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A faction of Nigeria's Peoples Democratic Party aligned with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike held a convention on Sunday, re-electing Abdulrahman Mohammed as national chairman. Prominent PDP figures including Saraki, Makarfi and Lamido attended the event. Meanwhile, a Turaki-led PDP faction sought a Supreme Court order to stop the gathering.

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party aligned with Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, held a convention on March 29, 2026.

Prominent PDP figures such as Saraki, Makarfi and Lamido arrived at the convention organised by the pro-Wike group, according to Daily Trust.

The faction re-elected Abdulrahman Mohammed as its national chairman.

Wike vowed that the PDP will bounce back stronger and retrieve its mandate from those who defected, taunting the defectors.

Separately, the Turaki-led PDP faction asked the Supreme Court to stop Wike's group from holding the planned convention, as reported by THISDAYLIVE.

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X discussions on the Pro-Wike PDP faction's convention and re-election of Abdulrahman Mohammed as national chairman feature news reports from outlets like Channels TV and Daily Trust confirming the event and notable attendees including Saraki, Makarfi, and Lamido. User reactions include pro-Wike sentiments hailing him as PDP's new leader, sarcastic mockery dismissing the faction's legitimacy, and skepticism questioning the motives of prominent figures supporting the event amid Turaki faction's Supreme Court challenge.

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