Pro-Wike PDP faction re-elects Abdulrahman as national chairman

March 29, 2026

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.

A faction of the PDP, led by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has elected Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed as National Chairman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary, along with other members of the National Working Committee (NWC), at their National Convention. pic.twitter.com/vuMDziT8xR

— Imran Muhammad (@Imranmuhdz) 29 Ẹrẹ̀n 2026

A faction of the PDP, led by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has elected Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed as National Chairman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary, along with other members of the National Working Committee (NWC), at their National Convention.

They are…

— NDC Grassroots Movement (@NDCGrassroot) 29 Ẹrẹ̀n 2026

Wike won in real world
They conducted another national convention.
He's the boss of PDP
Seyi Makinde can rest now

— 🪔♎️ (@Olorofo) 29 Ẹrẹ̀n 2026

At least he stayed in PDP? Where are the rest of them?? Wether them like it or not, WIKE IS THE NATIONAL LEADER OF PDP now😂

— Nigeria first ⭐ ⭐ (@asham24766) 29 Ẹrẹ̀n 2026

Sule Lamido calling for Seyi Makinde and other 'aggrieved' members to return to PDP is pure hypocrisy.

This is the same man who dragged the party to court, got the Ibadan convention nullified, and nearly tore PDP apart over his chairmanship ambition.

Now he's preaching unity…

— Affiliate_stanley (@Stanleyade01) 29 Ẹrẹ̀n 2026

Awọn orisun

• https://dailytrust.com/convention-pdp-will-bounce-back-stronger-wike-taunts-defectors/
• https://dailytrust.com/pdp-crisis-wike-backed-faction-re-elects-abdulrahman-as-national-chairman/
• https://dailytrust.com/breaking-saraki-makarfi-lamido-arrive-pro-wike-pdp-faction-convention/
• https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/03/29/why-turaki-led-pdp-asked-scourt-to-stop-wikes-faction-from-holding-planned-convention/
• https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/03/29/party-conventions-beyond-the-festivities/