A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has fixed March 28 and 29, 2026, for its national convention.
The convention, scheduled to hold in Abuja, is expected to produce a new National Working Committee (NWC) and elect members into other statutory organs of the party.
The decision was announced in a communiqué issued at the end of the 105th meeting of the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC), which was held on Monday in Abuja.
The communiqué was jointly signed by the National Chairman of the National Caretaker Working Committee, Abdulrahman Muhammed, and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu.
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According to the communiqué, the NEC approved and confirmed the two-day convention for the purpose of strengthening the party’s leadership structure.
“NEC further approved and confirmed March 28 and 29, 2026, as the date for the PDP National Convention, to be held in Abuja for the purpose of electing members of the National Working Committee and other statutory organs of the party,” the statement read.
More details are expected to emerge as preparations for the convention progress.