Wike Camp Lists Conditions Ahead of PDP Reconciliation Talks

Ahead of the proposed reconciliation meeting between the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Tanimu Turaki and the camp loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, the Wike group has outlined two conditions it described as non-negotiable.

The meeting between the two camps is expected to take place on Monday as part of efforts to resolve the party’s lingering leadership crisis.

Like the Turaki-led PDP faction, which last week maintained that the party must field candidates for all positions in the 2027 general election and remain intact as a political platform, the Wike camp insisted that the party’s March 29 national convention must hold as scheduled.

Convention, Caretaker Committee Top Conditions

The National Publicity Secretary of the National Caretaker Committee loyal to Wike, Haruna Mohammed, told THISDAY that the group was open to reconciliation but would not compromise on its conditions.

“We are open for reconciliation, but we have conditions that are non-negotiable. Each group is expected to come to the negotiation table with its own terms and conditions,” he said.

According to him, the first condition of the Wike group is that the March 29 national convention must go ahead as planned.

“Our number one condition is that the March 29 national convention is not negotiable. It must hold. The congresses are ongoing in the local government areas and states,” he said.

He added that the second condition was that no new caretaker committee should be constituted in any form, stressing that the party already had one in place.

Mohammed also disclosed that each group attending the meeting was expected to present its conditions in writing to avoid misrepresentation, adding that the delegations would comprise 10 members each.

Stakeholders Call for Reconciliation

Commenting on the planned talks, former National Secretary of the PDP, Samuel Anyanwu, confirmed that efforts were ongoing to reconcile the factions but said no agreement had been reached.

“We have been meeting, but no truce yet,” he said, adding that discussions were aimed at softening positions and achieving a quick resolution of the crisis.

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A PDP chieftain, Adetokunbo Pearse, also downplayed the crisis, insisting that the party remained a formidable opposition platform despite its internal challenges.

Pearse, who served on the 2023 Presidential Campaign Committee of Atiku Abubakar and is convener of the Reset Lagos PDP group, spoke while reacting to the recent Court of Appeal judgment that invalidated the outcome of the party’s 2025 national convention held in Ibadan.

“What is happening to the PDP is not as disastrous as many people think. People still see the party as the main opposition platform,” he said.

According to him, the party’s loss of some governors and lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties does not mean the PDP has lost relevance.

Lamido Urges Unity

Meanwhile, a founding member of the PDP, Sule Lamido, has urged party stakeholders to close ranks and rally behind the caretaker leadership structure linked to Wike.

Lamido made the appeal during a Ramadan iftar with PDP leaders and supporters at his residence in Bamaina, Jigawa State, where he stressed the need for reconciliation and collective responsibility in stabilising the party.

The former governor warned that continued internal divisions could weaken the party and diminish its influence in Nigeria’s political landscape.

According to him, the caretaker arrangement supported by Wike emerged after the tenure of the party’s National Working Committee expired, leaving a leadership vacuum.

“Wike is a very strategic politician. When the leadership tenure ended and a vacuum appeared, he moved swiftly to establish a caretaker committee. At that moment, it became the only functional structure available.

“Some people may not agree with him politically, but that should not stop us from engaging him in the spirit of unity and brotherhood. The task before us now is reconciliation and rebuilding the party,” Lamido said.

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