PDP crisis: Hashim warns Wike’s faction against parallel convention, urges unity
From AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna A presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, Gbenga Hashim, has cautioned the faction loyal to Nyesom Wike against staging another factional convention,
From AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, Gbenga Hashim, has cautioned the faction loyal to Nyesom Wike against staging another factional convention, warning that such a move could further deepen the crisis within the party.
Hashim described the planned convention as a grave threat to the PDP's unity and survival, stressing that both camps had earlier agreed to pursue a unity convention before the Court of Appeal's recent ruling.
He said the reconciliation process was disrupted by what he termed the actions of a “fifth columnist,” allegedly working to undermine efforts in pursuit of external interests.
“I urge the Wike faction not to renege on the gentleman’s agreement already reached. This is about the survival and integrity of the PDP,” Hashim stated.
The PDP chieftain also warned against alleged attempts to tamper with the executive committees of some state chapters, particularly in Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and Kano States, noting that such actions would contravene the party’s constitution.
According to him, the tenures of state executives are fixed and cannot be altered arbitrarily. He warned against extending the national leadership crisis to otherwise stable state structures.
Hashim identified the authentic state chairmen in the affected states as Raymond Dabo (Plateau), Adamu Ninga (Nasarawa), Edward Percy Masha (Kaduna), and Yusuf Ado Kibiya (Kano), insisting that their mandates must be respected.
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He warned that imposing parallel structures in states without internal disputes could aggravate the crisis and weaken the party’s cohesion ahead of future elections.
The presidential aspirant further cautioned that key actors in the ongoing dispute risk ending up as political losers if they fail to resolve their differences and adhere strictly to an agreed framework for power-sharing and the harmonisation of the National Working Committees of the rival factions.
Hashim urged all stakeholders to return to the negotiation table and finalise work on a unified leadership structure, stressing that any factional convention would ultimately produce a lose-lose outcome for the party.
He reiterated that unity remains the only viable path for the PDP to rebuild its strength, credibility, and electoral competitiveness.
