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Political Firefight: Saraki Panel Mobilises PDP Bigwigs Against Defections

The Peoples Democratic Party is currently navigating a severe internal crisis characterized by deep leadership disputes, bitter factional disagreements, and a damaging wave of high profile defections that has seen prominent governors and senators abandon the platform for the ruling All Progressives Congress party. In response to these mounting challenges that threaten its political future ahead of upcoming national elections, the party established a special reconciliation committee led by a former senate president Bukola Saraki to mediate internal feuds, address contentious administrative vacancies such as the disputed national secretary position, and mend fractured relationships among key stakeholders. While some senior party figures express grave concern that the opposition platform is in a critical condition and risks total collapse without immediate and effective interventions, other optimistic leaders maintain that the current turmoil is merely temporary turbulence and that the party will successfully resolve its internal grievances, restore structural discipline, and emerge stronger to reposition itself for future electoral success.

ZAKARIYAU, Abdulrahman & Yakubu, Dirisu | Political parties—Nigeria—Splinter groups | Punch Newspaper | Wednesday, May 14, 2025