PDP WON’T DIE, IT WILL BE ON BALLOT 2027- TURAKI
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BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR
A group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Kabiru Turaki, has announced that the party will take part in the 2027 general election even though it is going through some problems inside the party.
Ini Ememobong, who speaks for the Turaki group in the PDP, gave a statement on Tuesday after a bigger meeting of the party’s board of trustees (BoT).
The meeting brought together governors, members of the national working committee (NWC), state chairmen, and other important people.
Ememobong explained that the meeting was held to talk about what the recent court of appeal decision means for the party and how it can keep going.
The goal was to make sure the party is still able to take part in the next general election.
“Despite the underlying issues, the spirit in the room was clear — PDP must not die. Nigerians still look up to the PDP as a stable platform to contest elections, especially with the tight timelines outlined by INEC,” Ememobong said.
“The guiding philosophy of the discussions was that PDP will be saved and will remain a political party that will be on the ballot.”
Ememobong said party leaders considered various legal, political and strategic options aimed at safeguarding the PDP’s future.
“Several ideas, legal, social, political and even emotional, were proposed on how to ensure two things: that PDP does not die and that PDP will be on the ballot,” he said.
Ememobong said the talks will go on Wednesday, and he is sure that better plans will come out after more discussions.
The PDP is facing a leadership problem that has split the party into two groups.
On Monday, the appeal court in Abuja canceled the PDP national meeting that took place on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, which is the capital of Oyo state.
This meeting had chosen Turaki as the national leader.
The appeal court agreed with the federal high court‘s decision, which stopped the PDP from holding that national meeting.
A three-person group from the appellate court rejected an appeal from the Turaki group, which argued that the Abuja federal high court didn’t have the right to handle the case.
The judge, Uchechukwu Onyemenam, said that the PDP group didn’t properly inform the electoral body about their convention as required by law.
Onyemenam also said that the issues brought up in the lawsuit at the high court shouldn’t be considered private matters within the party.
He agreed with the lower court‘s decision to take control of the case and stop the electoral umpire from accepting or acknowledging the results of the national convention.
He agreed with the lower court‘s decision to take control of the case and stop the electoral umpire from accepting or acknowledging the results of the national convention.
On Tuesday, Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, who supports the faction led by Abdulrahman Muhammed, praised the court‘s decision.
He called it a chance to repair the party.
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