OUR PARTY MUST NOT DIE
…being the position of Governors and critical Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic
Party. @OfficialPDPNig
As genuine leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, we have received the Judgment of the Supreme Court delivered through a panel of Justices headed by Justice Mohammed Garba.
The judgement which dismissed the appeal filed by Turaki’s NWC against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which nullified the Elective National Convention of the Party held at Ibadan November, 2025, also dismissed the cross appeals by Sen. Sam Anyanwu and his co-travellers seeking to upturn the judgment of the Court of Appeal which upheld the suspension of A.K. Ajibade San, Sen. Sam Anyanwu and others.
The interpretation of this judgement clearly leaves the party without any recognised
leadership, as both groups previously laying claims to the leadership have been divested of al interests by this judgement.
We cannot therefore in good conscience allow the party to become rudderless and without direction. We have noted the take-over of leadership of the party by the authentic Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Sen. Adolphus Wabara- a move we are not opposed to.
This body, serving as the conscience of the party must immediately convene a meeting of the National Executive Committee of the party, to take decisions as to the leadership of the party and undertake steps preparatory to activities for candidates’ selection towards 2027 general elections.
We urge all our members to remain steadfast, trusting that we will take decisions in the best interest of the survival of our party, not as addendum of the All Progressives Congress.
Democracy thrives when there is a vibrant and capable opposition, which aligns with the wishes and interest of the people, not with the government.
Soonest, we will, after extensive consultations with the BOT and other critical stakeholders, announce the action plan, for the survival of our party. We can reiterate, that by God’s grace, our party will not die, it will not be handed over to those who want to hold it down for the APC, or those who want to trade and negotiate with it.
Like the phoenix, we will surely rise again.
PDP!
Read by His Excellency, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, Secretary of the Board of Trustees for and on behalf of the PDP Governors Forum, BOT members, Members of National Executive Committee, Members of National Caucus, Members of PDP Caucus in the National Assembly, former Ministers, State Chairmen and other stakeholders who attended the emergency stakeholders meeting.