The Naional Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki has rejected the unsealing of the party’s headquarters in Abuja by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
The police had sealed the PDP national secretariat in November 2025 following a leadership crisis that turned violent.
On Saturday, the faction backed by the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, said the secretariat at Wadata Plaza, Wuse, and Legacy House in Maitama had been handed over to its faction national chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed.
“This action is a clear demonstration of respect for constitutional order and due process. All individuals and groups are advised to conduct themselves within the bounds of the law,” said Jungudo Mohammed, spokesperson of the Mohammed-led faction.
Reacting, Publicity Secretary of the Turaki-led NWC, Ini Ememobong, described the move as “contemptuous”.
“By their action, they have tampered with the res, and that can render the judgment of the Court of Appeal nugatory… It is most shameful that those entrusted with protecting the law are those disobeying the law,” he said.
He also accused the police of partisanship in the PDP leadership dispute.
