Makinde, Bala Mohammed, and BoT Elders Lock Themselves in Emergency Meeting as Supreme Court Judgment Sacks National Leaders; Factions Warn of ‘Dangerous Bend’ for 2027

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently in a desperate race against time to save its soul. The party’s most powerful figures, including Governors Seyi Makinde and Bala Mohammed, locked themselves in a high-stakes, closed-door meeting in Abuja. This “technical rescue mission” follows a bombshell Supreme Court judgment earlier in the day that nullified the party’s last national convention and sacked its entire national leadership.

The mood at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge was described as “tense and somber.” For over four hours, the governors, alongside members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) and the National Executive Committee (NEC), debated how to pull the party back from what the Turaki-led faction has called a “dangerous bend.” The court’s decision to void the Ibadan convention has created a massive legal vacuum, leaving the PDP without a captain just as the 2027 election machinery begins to grind into gear.

According to sources within the “political trenches,” the governors are moving toward a consensus to appoint an interim Caretaker Committee. This committee would be headed by a “neutral elder” to manage the party’s affairs and organize a fresh, legally sound convention. However, the meeting is also grappling with the deep-seated rift between the “Uncompromised PDP” and the Wike-backed faction. “The judgment has cleared the deck, but if we don’t act tonight, there will be no deck left to stand on,” one BoT member reportedly remarked.

Governor Bala Mohammed, who also chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum, is expected to lead a delegation to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) tomorrow to present the party’s “emergency roadmap.” The goal is to ensure the PDP isn’t technically disqualified from participating in the upcoming 2027 primaries.

As the 2027 transition cycle reaches a boiling point, the outcome of this midnight summit will determine whether the PDP remains a viable opposition or if the “Ibadan ghost” has finally ended its run as a national powerhouse. For now, the lights in the Bauchi Lodge remain on as the party elders try to rewrite a script that doesn’t end in a total breakup.