Sh*ckwaves In Opposition: PDP Postpones Crucial NEC Meeting As Defections Hit Hard

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of its 103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which was initially slated for October 15 at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

In a statement released on Monday, the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, explained that the decision followed “recent developments” within the party.

“All NEC members are hereby informed of the postponement and advised to take note. A new date for the meeting will be communicated in due course,” Ologunagba stated.

The NEC, the party’s highest decision-making organ, includes governors, serving and former presidents and vice-presidents, the Board of Trustees chairman and secretary, principal officers of the National Assembly, state chairmen, NWC members, former governors, and founding members.

Meanwhile, the party is gearing up for its national convention on November 15, where a new National Working Committee is expected to emerge.

However, preparations for the convention have been overshadowed by legal disputes. A group of party members, believed to be loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to halt the exercise.

Justice James Omotosho last Thursday dismissed their ex parte application but ordered that all defendants be served with the motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction. The case has been adjourned to October 14 for hearing.

The postponement comes amid growing internal turbulence, as the opposition party faces a wave of high-profile defections. Several key figures — including governors and lawmakers — have recently joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Earlier today, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah officially defected to the APC, while reports indicate that Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas is also making final moves to leave the party.