I Screamed, But No One Listened!” — Saraki Reveals Ignored Warnings In PDP Crisis

The convention, held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State, reportedly triggered a series of legal disputes and deepened existing divisions within the party.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Saraki revealed that he strongly advised against holding the national convention, but his warnings were ignored by the faction.

He explained that both the PDP reconciliation committee, which he chaired at the time, and the party’s Board of Trustees had recommended adopting a caretaker committee instead of proceeding with the convention, but their advice was not followed.

According to him, the decision to go ahead with the Ibadan convention was ill-timed, as the party had not resolved key internal disagreements.

Saraki noted that issues such as incomplete congresses in some states and disagreements over leadership positions across various zones were still pending and should have been settled before any convention was held.

He maintained that the convention ought to have been a formality to affirm previously agreed decisions, rather than an attempt to resolve unresolved disputes.

Saraki further stated that his repeated warnings were ignored and insisted that adopting a caretaker committee would have prevented the current factional crisis and the wave of legal battles that followed the convention.