Tension Over Likely War Outbreak In PDP Headquarters Tuesday

<h4>Tension Over Likely War Outbreak<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that palpable tension is enveloping the skyline of Nigeria’s capital&comma; Abuja over likely war outbreak on Tuesday amongst factions in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party&comma; PDP&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This tension emanated early Monday when former governor Nyesom Wike-backed PDP faction has summoned an emergency National Executive Committee &lpar;NEC&rpar; and Board of Trustees &lpar;BoT&rpar; for Tuesday in Abuja&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Curiously&comma; the meeting&comma; according to a statement <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Will take place at the PDP national secretariat in Wadata Plaza in Abuja&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The notice of meeting signed by Samuel Anyanwu of the Wike led faction which has Abdulrahman Mohammed as the national chairman <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Said the BoT is expected to convene at 11am&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meantime and just last Saturday&comma; November 15&comma; 2025&comma; a former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs&comma; Kabiru Turaki&comma; was elected as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His election was announced on Saturday night by a former lawmaker representing Anambra Central in the National Assembly&comma; Senator Ben Obi&comma; at the party’s national convention held in Ibadan&comma; the Oyo State capital&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Obi explained that Turaki ran unopposed after the party’s 2023 governorship candidate in Katsina State&comma; Lado Danmarke&comma; withdrew from the race&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;31128" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-31128" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-31128" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;Kabiru-Tanimu-Turaki-300x287&period;webp" alt&equals;"Tension Over Likely War Outbreak In PDP Headquarters Tuesday" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"287" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-31128" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>New PDP Chairman&comma; Kabiru Tanimu Turaki<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>He noted that despite withdrawing&comma; Danmarke still secured 275 votes from delegates&comma; while Turaki polled 1&comma;516 votes to emerge chairman&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is therefore clear from the votes cast that Taminu Turaki has won the position of National Chairman of the PDP with a total of 1&comma;516 votes&comma;”<&sol;strong> <&sol;em>Obi declared&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Obi also announced that Solarin Sunday Adekunle won the seat of Deputy National Organising Secretary with 633 votes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The positions of National Youth Leader and Deputy National Legal Adviser were stepped down&comma; while 17 other offices were uncontested and their nominees returned elected&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;24937" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-24937" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-24937" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;05&sol;wike-300x185&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Tension Over Likely War Outbreak In PDP Headquarters Tuesday" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"185" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-24937" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Former governor Nyemson Wike<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Others present at the convention were the Senate Minority Leader&comma; Abba Moro&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">former Osun State Governor&comma; Olagunsoye Oyinlola<&sol;a>&semi; former Gombe State Governor&comma; Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo&semi; and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees&comma; Senator Adolphus Wabara&comma; among others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With these new set of executives who are expected to have assumed office&comma; it remains to be seen how Wike and his team would dislodge Turaki and his team from the PDP national headquarters on Tuesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;