PDP Rift Deepens as Wike Camp and Damagum Loyalists Clash Before Convention

The PDP faces internal strife as the Wike camp and Damagum loyalists engage in a power struggle ahead of the Ibadan national convention on November 15-16. The party's National Working Committee (NWC) dissolved the Akwa Ibom state chapter, leading to disagreements within the NWC.

Samuel Anyanwu, the national secretary, contested the decision, accusing Debo Ologunagba, the national publicity secretary, of misleading the public. The conflict escalated as Damagum, the acting national chairman, and Anyanwu clashed over the dissolution of the Akwa Ibom chapter, revealing deep-rooted divisions within the party leadership.