PDP National Secretariat to Be Reopened on Monday – Anyanwu Reveals Amid Party Crisis

The national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is expected to reopen on Monday.

This was disclosed by a faction of the party backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) quarterly meeting with leaders of political parties held in Abuja on Thursday.

Politics Nigeria recalls that the police sealed the PDP national secretariat on November 19, 2025, after a clash between the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee and the faction led by Abdulrahman Mohammed.

Explaining why party officials had not resumed activities at the Wadata Plaza secretariat, the acting National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, said the office was locked due to the conflict between the two groups.

“We wrote to the police. Remember that the police sealed the place, and then the other group went to court to ask the police to open it. The matter was dismissed because they had no locus. So by Monday, we are taking over the office,” he said.

Anyanwu insisted that there was no faction within the PDP, stressing that the party remained under the leadership of Abdulrahman Mohammed, which was why they participated in the INEC meeting alongside other political parties.

“Yes, we had issues, court issues, and last week Friday, as a matter of fact, the Federal High Court in Ibadan made it very clear that the problem of PDP is over because the so-called convention of November 15 and 16, 2025, is a nullity.

“No other person should parade himself or herself as a member of the NWC of the PDP. The body that has the full powers to speak for the party and administer the party is the National Caretaker Committee, led by Honourable Abdulrahman Mohammad,” he said.

According to Anyanwu, members of the party were pleased that stability had been restored.

Addressing concerns that the PDP might be unable to field candidates in upcoming elections, he assured that the issue had been resolved and that the party would present candidates for all elective positions.

“So we’re happy; people are happy that normalcy has come to the party now. You can see something different because you have old hands who have been in this party, who have been managers of this party for a long time, for the last 25 years. We are still involved. So, we are going to fast-track everything,” he said.

On the forthcoming Abuja area council elections, Anyanwu said the interim caretaker committee would ensure victory for the party.

“We are going to hit the ground running with our campaign until February 18, the last day for the campaign,” he said.

Earlier in the day, Mohammed and Anyanwu represented the PDP at INEC’s meeting with political party leaders.