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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has attributed the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to an alleged plot by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to hold the party down for President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Makinde spoke on Sunday when he met with Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, in Bauchi.
According to Makinde, any PDP member identifying with the Wike-backed faction must have agreed to support Tinubu in 2027.
Makinde said, “I was in a meeting with Wike and Mr President and he (Wike) promised to hold PDP for Mr President towards 2027.
“So anyone moving with Wike and his group, have agreed to support President Tinubu for the 2027 election.
“We are not begrudging them. You can support whoever you want to support, but go to them if you want to support them.
“They have the government behind them, they have the judiciary and INEC behind them but we have the people behind us.”
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the commencement of the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for its upcoming ward, local government, state congresses and national convention.
This was contained in a public notice issued from its national headquarters in Abuja and signed by Chinedu Idigo, the party’s National Organizing Secretary.
The party invited interested members seeking elective positions within its structure to obtain the necessary forms ahead of the exercises.
According to the notice, the Expression of Interest Form is priced at N2,000, while nomination fees vary depending on the position being contested.
At the ward level, chairmanship forms cost N10,000, secretary positions N5,000, and other offices N3,000 each.
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For local government positions, aspirants for chairman are to pay N40,000, while secretaries will pay N30,000 and other officials N10,000 each.
At the state level, the chairmanship form is pegged at N500,000, the secretary position at N300,000, and other offices at N50,000 each.
The party also fixed the nomination fee for national convention delegates at N10,000 per aspirant, with each local government area entitled to one delegate.
ADC further stated that all aspirants must secure nominators, who are required to pay a non-refundable fee of N500 each.
The number of nominators varies by position, ranging from five for some ward offices to as many as 50 for the state chairmanship position, with geographical spread requirements in certain cases.
“All payments, including Expression of Interest, Nomination, Nominators’ fees, and outstanding membership dues, must be made via bank transfer to the party’s designated account,” the notice stated, adding that proof of payment must be presented during form collection.
Forms are to be obtained from the party’s national secretariat or state offices through designated representatives.
The party fixed March 27, 2026, as the deadline for the sale and submission of forms, warning that late submissions will not be accepted.
Screening of aspirants is scheduled to hold between March 30 and March 31, 2026.
A long-running internal struggle for control of the African Democratic Congress has entered a new and more volatile phase after the Court of Appeal dismissed a procedural challenge filed by former Senate President David Mark and ruled his appeal incompetent — a legal setback that his rival Nafiu Bala Gombe has immediately exploited by writing to the Independent National Electoral Commission, demanding that it strip Mark and former Minister Rauf Aregbesola of recognition as the party’s national chairman and secretary respectively.
