2027 Election: Wike, Fayose, 9 Others Get PDP Expulsion Certificates

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has officially issued expulsion certificates to 11 prominent members, including former governors Nyesom Wike and Ayodele Fayose.

The announcement was made during a post-meeting briefing after a session of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja. National Chairman Kabiru Turaki, SAN, explained to journalists that this decision underscores the party’s commitment to enforcing discipline and addressing ongoing internal challenges.

The briefing followed a review meeting aimed at assessing various aspects of party operations, including ongoing primaries, legal disputes, and handover notes from the previous leadership.

Turaki disclosed that the expulsion certificates had already been sent via courier to the affected individuals, including Wike, Fayose, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Umaru Bature, Kamarudeen Ajibade (SAN), Abdurahman Muhammad, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, Austin Nwachukwu, Abraham Amah Nnanna, George Turna and Dan Orbih.

“They have been expelled. They remain expelled. We have now certified their expulsion, and these certificates have been sent to them,” he said.

He added that the action was also meant to formally notify INEC, the police, DSS, NSCDC and other institutions that the affected individuals were no longer PDP members.

“Very soon, members of the society will be informed via proper disclaimers that any person, henceforth, who decides to do business with them, any or all of them (in the name of the PDP), does so at his or her own risk,” Turaki stated.

On the party’s internal processes, the chairman confirmed that the NWC had reviewed and approved the congresses in Osun State conducted to select ad hoc delegates.

He also affirmed that the Osun governorship primary was proceeding smoothly, stressing that Senator Ademola Adeleke remained a member of the party and one of the aspirants.

“As I speak to you now, primaries are ongoing… Governor Adeleke’s name is one of the aspirants vying for the ticket,” he said.

Turaki noted that although a resignation letter purporting to be from the Osun Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke, surfaced online, no official communication had been received by the NWC.

The chairman reiterated that the strength of the PDP did not lie in individual political officeholders but in the loyalty of its base.

“Our power, our strength, is not in who are members of the National Assembly or who are the governors of our party. It is in the people, and that is why the PDP is the people’s party,” he said.

He also addressed reports of former Governors Okezie Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who were recently nominated for ambassadorial positions, stating that the party had not received any formal notice from them.

“If they come to us, we will certainly consider it on its merit… but for now, we have not received any communication,” he noted.

Earlier in his briefing, Turaki delivered a sharp assessment of national security under the APC-led federal government, calling for an overhaul of the country’s security architecture.

“Nigerians are not safe on the streets, in their workplaces, on the farms, in the markets or in their homes. Every citizen lives and walks in perpetual fear. That must change,” he said.

He insisted that governors could not be labelled chief security officers when they had no operational control over security agencies.

The chairman also confirmed that the NWC had examined legal cases involving the party, including those challenging the closure of its offices at Legacy House and Wadata Plaza, expressing confidence in the party’s legal position.

Turaki said the new NWC had begun painstakingly reviewing handover notes from the outgoing executives to ensure continuity and avoid administrative gaps.

He expressed confidence in the party’s readiness to provide a credible alternative in 2027.

“We are now prepared to be saddled with the responsibility of performing our functions as the leading opposition party in Nigeria,” he said.