PDP BoT rejects caretaker committee proposal, insists national convention will hold as scheduled

PDP BoT rejects caretaker committee proposal, insists national convention will hold as scheduled

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned the report of its own six-member reconciliation panel, rejecting recommendations to suspend the upcoming PDP national convention and install a caretaker committee.

The committee, inaugurated on November 5, 2025, was tasked with reconciling warring factions and advising on the future of the party. However, its report – submitted on November 13 – urged the suspension of the convention over multiple court cases that could prevent the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from monitoring the exercise.

The panel warned that “a failed convention will incapacitate the party,” recommending an all-inclusive caretaker leadership and the immediate lifting of suspensions to foster reconciliation. It also advised the restoration of the BoT’s authority under the party constitution.

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Chaired by Ambassador Hassan Adamu, with Chief Mike Oghiadomhe as secretary, the panel had representation from all six geopolitical zones, including Chief Ugochukwu Okeke, Senator Zeinab Kure, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and Dr. Mohammed Gusau.

But in a strongly worded statement released at 2:37am on Saturday, November 14, 2025, BoT chairman Senator Adolphus Wabara dissociated the board from the report, declaring it “not the official position of the BoT.”

The statement stressed:

“The BoT is unwavering in its endorsement of the elective National Convention scheduled for November 15 to 16, 2025, in Ibadan… We reject any suggestion for a caretaker committee.”

Citing a recent Supreme Court judgment upholding party supremacy in internal affairs, the BoT insisted that courts cannot stop the convention.

The board urged members to stay focused on ensuring a successful convention, which will elect new leaders to run the party for the next four years.

PDP BoT rejects caretaker committee proposal, insists national convention will hold as scheduled