ABUJA, Nigeria — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), once the self-proclaimed “largest party in Africa,” is teetering on the edge of total disintegration as its legal battles reach the Supreme Court and rival parties move in like vultures to scavenge its most powerful remaining assets.
The crisis reached a fever pitch this week after the Court of Appeal in Abuja dealt a hammer blow to the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led faction, dismissing their attempt to validate the controversial Ibadan National Convention. Refusing to go down without a fight, the Turaki camp has officially filed a challenge at the Supreme Court, signaling a “fight to the finish” for the soul of the umbrella party.
“We are heading to the apex court to correct this judicial ambush,” a spokesperson for the faction stated. “The PDP cannot be handed over to outsiders on a platter of legal technicalities.”
As the party’s top brass remains locked in a bitter judicial embrace, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has seized the moment of weakness. High-level sources indicate that the ADC is aggressively “wooing” Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, the two heavyweights seen as the last pillars holding up the PDP’s crumbling structure.
Rumors of Makinde’s potential exit have sent shockwaves through the political landscape. The Oyo Governor, who has long maintained a distance from the party’s national leadership, is reportedly in “advanced talks” with the ADC, a move that could effectively end the PDP’s dominance in the Southwest. Meanwhile, Governor Bala Mohammed, despite his recent denials, is said to be weighing his options as the PDP’s internal machinery remains paralyzed by litigation.
“The PDP is a sinking ship, and everyone knows the first rule of survival is to find a lifeboat,” said a political analyst in Abuja. “If Makinde and Mohammed leave, the umbrella isn’t just torn—it’s gone.”
With the Wike-aligned caretaker committee already moving to organize a fresh convention, the PDP is now a house divided against itself, fighting a two-front war against its own members and a predatory opposition ready to finish it off.
