Loyalists of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike are engaged in a renewed conflict over the control of the Peoples Democratic Party's leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections.
A fresh crisis is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party as loyalists of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike have renewed hostilities. The bone of contention is the control of the opposition party’s leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections .
However, while the Atiku camp is pushing for the replacement of Damagum, who has been acting as national chairman since Ayu’s ouster, Wike’s loyalists are canvasing for the acting chairman to remain in office until the next convention in December 2025. According to one of the sources, “Atiku’s people are pushing for the NEC so as to replace Damagum. They want a non-Wike’s person from the North Central to take over. “But Wike’s men are very entrenched in the NWC.
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