The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) is currently holding an emergency meeting at the party’s
secretariat in Abuja.
The meeting follows a wave of defections that has rattled
the opposition party in recent months.
The internal crisis within the PDP has continued to fester
ahead of the 2027 general election, with key figures exiting the party.
On April 23, Ifeanyi Okowa, former PDP vice-presidential
candidate, and Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta, defected to the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Their defection led to the collapse of the PDP’s political
structure in Delta, one of its long-standing strongholds.
Monday Onyeme, deputy governor of the state, also joined the
APC alongside commissioners, local government chairmen, and grassroots
operatives.
The development is said to have triggered concern within the
party’s leadership.
The PDP NWC is expected to constitute a caretaker committee
to oversee the party’s affairs in Delta for the interim.
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