Sokoto PDP crisis deepens as factions produce parallel candidates, executives

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto
The internal crisis in the Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, with rival factions now producing separate governorship candidates and parallel state executive committees ahead of future elections.
The development highlights ongoing divisions within the opposition party in the state, with each faction claiming legitimacy and recognition from the party’s national leadership.
One of the factions, reportedly aligned with the camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, held a gathering in Sokoto on Saturday where it announced Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi Sokoto as its governorship candidate.
The group...