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TWO former Senate Presidents and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senators Adolphus Wabara and Bukola Saraki, have disagreed over holding the party’s national convention billed to start tomorrow in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. While Wabara, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, said the exercise must go on against the plans of those he said wanted to kill the PDP, Saraki, a former governor of Kwara State, said holding the convention amid ongoing legal disputes would worsen the crisis ravaging the party.
Why convention should be halted — Saraki
In a statement signed by Dr. Saraki, after meeting with members of the BoT Reconciliation Team led by Ambassador Hassan Adamu (Wakili Adamawa), he urged the party to set up a Caretaker Committee to manage its affairs temporarily and restore calm.
Saraki said it was regrettable that, despite the selfless efforts of many party members, the planned convention had become mired in controversy, both politically and legally. He warned that the situation posed a serious threat not just to the PDP but also to Nigeria’s democracy.
“It is clear that going ahead with the National Convention in Ibadan on November 15–16, 2025, will only serve to further fuel the present crisis. Therefore, going ahead with the Convention as scheduled is a waste of efforts. It does not have my support,” Saraki declared.
He explained that conflicting court orders regarding the convention had created uncertainty about its legitimacy, saying no one could guarantee that the exercise or its outcome would stand.
“As it stands, there are conflicting court orders in relation to the validity of the scheduled convention. As a result, there is no assurance as to whether the conduct and outcome of the convention will stand,” he stated.
Saraki cautioned that political conflicts should not be resolved through the courts, adding that the only path to lasting peace was for stakeholders to sit down and resolve their issues amicably.
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