𝐏𝐃𝐏 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐦, 𝐅𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐞

The deepening crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has further widened as former governors Samuel Ortom and Ayo Fayose declared support for the Nyesom Wike-led faction, while Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s camp begins regrouping ahead of the party’s national convention.

Former Benue and Ekiti governors, Ortom and Fayose, in separate statements on Sunday, endorsed the faction led by National Vice Chairman (North Central), Abdulrahman Mohammed, and faulted acting National Chairman Umar Damagum for worsening the party’s internal conflicts.

The feud escalated after a Federal High Court in Abuja halted the PDP’s planned November 15–16 national convention in Ibadan, citing non-compliance with the party’s constitution and the Electoral Act. The injunction deepened division as both factions traded suspensions over alleged financial misconduct and anti-party activities.

Ortom, a PDP Board of Trustees member, described Mohammed’s emergence as “a fresh opportunity to rebuild trust and heal internal wounds,” urging leaders to prioritise reconciliation. Fayose, meanwhile, accused Damagum of “burying the party,” insisting that Mohammed’s leadership could rescue the PDP from collapse.

Sources close to Governor Makinde confirmed that discussions are ongoing among allied governors to appeal the injunction and revive preparations for the convention.

In a related development, former presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim condemned the court order as a ploy to weaken opposition, while defected Osun senator Adenigba Fadahunsi declared that “the PDP is as good as dead,” praising President Bola Tinubu’s reforms instead.