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2027: PDP to contest all elective positions, flags off online registration
Nigeria’s main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that it will field candidates for all elective positions in the 2027 general elections, insisting that the party remains united and has no factions.
This is as the former Senate President and Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has formally flagged off the party’s online membership registration in Abia.
Deputy National Secretary of the party, Chief Richard Nnanna Ihediwa, spoke in Umuahia during the Abia PDP stakeholders’ meeting cum inauguration of Local Government Caretaker Committees, and launch of the party’s e-registration exercise.
Ihediwa claimed that the PDP was being “persecuted” because it remains the only formidable opposition capable of wresting power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He accused the APC of deploying political moles to fuel leadership crises within the party but insisted that the emergence of the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) at the November 2025 Ibadan Convention had effectively resolved the PDP’s leadership tussle.
According to him, the PDP is fully prepared for the 2027 polls and will present Nigerians with a credible alternative.
“Nigerians should know that the APC is not an option in 2027. The reason they are fighting the PDP is because they know we are the only party capable of salvaging Nigeria from their grip,” he said.
Ihediwa accused the APC-led Federal Government of economic mismanagement, arguing that its policies have worsened the nation’s economic situation.
He predicted that the ruling party would perform poorly in the South-East in the 2027 elections, saying the region would not easily forgive APC for jailing its son (apparently referring to the incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu).
“APC has failed Nigeria and we have suffered enough, especially in the South-East. A government that jailed your son and kept him far away from you should not expect your support,” he said, alleging continued marginalisation of the zone.
The PDP chieftain also decried the activities of some party members allegedly working with external forces to undermine the fortunes of the PDP.
“Some moles wanted to sell the PDP because of money and parcels of land in Abuja,” he alleged.
However, he commended the PDP Governors’ Forum, the Board of Trustees (BoT) and party elders for resisting attempts by certain elements to hijack the party.
Ihediwa expressed confidence that the consolidated litigations at the Court of Appeal would be resolved in favour of the Turaki-led NWC.
Referencing a recent court ruling that cleared the party’s candidate for the Ekiti governorship election, he said the judiciary would ultimately uphold the party’s position.
“We have faith in the judiciary and expect a favourable judgment. The court cannot tell you who your father is. We know our father. Our convention was held in Ibadan and our leadership emerged from there,” he said.
He urged party members to remain steadfast and participate actively in the ongoing online membership registration, declaring that the PDP’s difficult days were over.
Flagging off the online membership registration campaign, Wabara urged party faithful across the state to register en masse, saying the PDP had been repositioned for electoral victories.
Overwhelmed by the turnout of members at the event, Wabara declared that “the PDP can never die.”
The former Senate President commended the Abia PDP Caretaker Committee Chairman, Hon. Ikpegbu Emeka-Yellow, for demonstrating leadership capacity within a short period in office.
He, however, advised the new leadership to avoid godfatherism, urging them to give all party members equal opportunities.
According to him, transparency and due process would attract more members back to the party.
“People will be attracted to the PDP when they see that transparency and due process are valued instead of impunity and imposition which weakened the party in the past,” Wabara said.
The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the Federal High Court judgement that removed its leadership.
The opposition party also disclosed that it had filed an application seeking a stay of execution of the judgement pending the hearing and determination of its appeal.
The party made this known in a statement on Friday, November 6, adding that it had formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the legal steps taken,
The appeal is against the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 5, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1619/2025, involving Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe and the ADC.
The party urged INEC to refrain from taking any further action on the matter until the Court of Appeal has considered the case.
It argued that the application for a stay of execution was yet to be decided and that the electoral commission should not take any step that could affect the outcome of the appeal.
According to the ADC, it expects INEC to respect the ongoing legal process and allow the appellate court to hear the matter before making any decision connected to the judgement.
The statement partly read, “The ADC is exercising its lawful right to appeal. The judgement is now being challenged before a higher court, and the legal process must be allowed to run its course.
“We expect INEC to uphold the law and take full account of the pending proceedings before making any consequential decisions.”
The party also urged its members and supporters to remain calm, insisting that the court judgement would not stop its political activities.
It said its campaigns would continue while it explored all available legal options to defend its position.
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark, declaring the caretaker committee that oversaw the party’s affairs illegal and invalidating all decisions taken by the committee.
The judgment, delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, also affects the presidential primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s flag bearer for the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, whose name had earlier been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s presidential candidate, had already selected former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
The ruling followed a suit instituted by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the ADC, who challenged the process through which the David Mark-led leadership assumed control of the party.
Gombe argued that following the resignation of the party’s former National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, he was constitutionally entitled to take over the leadership.
He consequently asked the court to invalidate all actions undertaken by the Mark-led leadership and restrain Senator Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from presenting themselves as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.
The plaintiff maintained that their emergence violated the ADC constitution and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act.
In suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, the ADC, INEC, Senator David Mark, Aregbesola and Chief Ralph Nwosu were listed as defendants.
Justice Lifu upheld Gombe’s claims and granted the reliefs sought, effectively invalidating the authority of the caretaker committee and decisions taken under its leadership.
The verdict is expected to trigger fresh political uncertainty within the ADC, particularly over Atiku’s presidential ambition and the party’s preparations for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
However, the party has vowed to challenge the judgment at the appellate court.
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