Cracks in Plateau PDP widen as Wike-led faction elects parallel Chairman during Congress

The cracks successful the fold of the Plateau State section of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, person continued to widen aft a faction loyal to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, held a Congress connected Tuesday wherever Peter Tongshep was elected arsenic a parallel president of the party.

Recall that connected October 25, 2025, different faction of the PDP loyal to Tanimu Turaki had successful its ain Congress held astatine the WAYE Foundation, Doi-Du, Jos, elected Chief Raymond Dabo arsenic its caller State Chairman, alongside 38 different members of the State Executive Committee (SEC), to steer the affairs of the enactment toward triumph successful the 2027 General Elections.

However, connected Tuesday, the Wike-aligned faction, successful its ain statement Congress, settled for Tongshep alongside different 38 enforcement members with the mandate to tally the affairs of the party.

The Congress, which took spot nether choky information with dense deployment of information unit to guarantee bid and support the participants, was supervised by a seven-member delegation from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The Congress had successful attendance erstwhile Sports Ministers...