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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria is facing internal conflict as two factions are scheduled to meet at the party's National Secretariat on November 18. The faction led by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike plans to hold Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee meetings. National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu Turaki announced that the newly inaugurated National Working Committee will also meet, emphasizing legal and organizational authority after recent suspensions within the party. Turaki asserts that Wike and his followers have been expelled from PDP and stresses the importance of maintaining peace. He intends to assert the party's operational rights at the secretariat, prepared to defend their interests amid tensions with the opposing faction. The situation follows a period of security concerns prompting the temporary closure of the secretariat.