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Abdulrahman-led PDP faction holds emergency NEC, BoT meetings Tuesday

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November 17, 2025

Emmanuel Oloniruha

The Muhammed Abdulrahman-led faction of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) meetings for Tuesday.

The meeting, according to the notice issued by the suspended National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, in Abuja on Monday, will hold at the NEC Hall of the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja.

While the meeting of the BoT faction loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is scheduled for 11 a.m., that of NEC holds at 2 p.m.

Our correspondent reports that the Damagum-led NEC held its elective national convention on Saturday, with the attendant suspension of Anyanwu, Wike and others.

Our correspondent also reports that the PDP secretariat had been under lock and key, following the emergence of factions within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).

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