PDP’s long road to 2027

•Inside a party at war with self
By Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
What does the 2027 general election hold for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)? In the runup to the 2027 elections, the opposition party is caught in a web of litigation. The litigations are a fallout of the intractable leadership crisis, which has led to the polarisation of the major organs of the party.
The polarisation of the PDP began with the National Convention organised by the immediate past National Working Committee (NWC), led by Umar Damagum and backed by Governors Seyi Makinde and Bala Mohammed of Oyo and Bauchi states, respectively, which elected a new NWC led by former Minister of Special Duties and Inter Gove...