The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated its official political party portal, removing Ahmed Yayari and Daniel Woyengikuro from their respective positions as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Treasurer and National Financial Secretary.
The electoral body replaced them with Odeyemi Mackson Oladiran as the new National Treasurer and Eyim Donatus Henry as the new National Financial Secretary.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the development comes amid an ongoing internal power struggle within the main opposition party.
The ousted officials, Ahmed and Daniel, belong to the Turaki faction backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. Conversely, the newly listed executives, Odeyemi and Eyim, are loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, whose camp is recognized by the commission.
Prior to this update, the commission had already recognized the FCT Minister’s camp by listing Abdulrahman Mohammed as the PDP National Chairman and Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary.
However, keeping the names of Ahmed Yayari and Daniel on the roster had initially caused confusion. With this latest portal revision, the entirety of the PDP leadership listed on the electoral umpire’s website reflects the camp loyal to Wike.
The party has been embroiled in a leadership contest between the camp under FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and a rival group led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, who emerged from a late 2025 party convention.
In the convention in Ibadan where Turaki was elected National Chairman, steps were taken to suspend Wike along with several associates.
However, the pro-Wike camp dismissed the convention and established an alternative 13-member Caretaker Committee under the leadership of Abdulrahman Mohammed.
This led to court cases with conflicting judicial outcomes.
An Oyo State High Court originally validated the Ibadan convention and the Turaki-led National Working Committee, directing the electoral body to acknowledge them.
This decision was later overturned by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which nullified the Ibadan convention and set aside Turaki’s election.
