Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to “suspend its planned national convention slated for November 15 and 6, 2025 in Ibadan, Oyo State,” citing “legal and political controversies surrounding the exercise.”
Saraki made the call in a statement via his official X handle on Wednesday night, following a “meaningful and incisive” meeting with members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) Reconciliation Committee led by Ambassador Hassan Adamu.
The meeting, held at his Abuja residence, focused on “pressing issues affecting the party’s unity and stability.”
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He expressed regret that despite the “selfless and arduous efforts” of some party leaders to resolve internal disputes, the forthcoming convention had been engulfed in “political and legal wrangling, which, according to him, does not augur well for Nigeria’s democracy.”
Saraki warned that the existence of “conflicting court orders regarding the validity of the convention” poses serious risks to the legitimacy of any outcomes.
He stated: “As it stands, there is no assurance that the conduct and outcome of the convention will stand. Political matters can hardly be resolved through the courts. The affairs of political parties are best settled amicably with all sides at the table. Legal battles will only continue to cause friction.”
He stressed that as a responsible leader, he “could not support any action that might jeopardise the aspirations of party members or undermine internal cohesion.”
To this end, Saraki urged the BoT to recommend the “immediate establishment of a Caretaker Committee” to manage the affairs of the PDP and restore confidence.
He advised the BoT team: “…the only solution available to us now is for the party to set up a Caretaker Committee within the next two days. This is the path to true reconciliation and stability of the party. It will also reassure members who wish to contest elections under the PDP platform.”
He argued that proceeding with the Ibadan convention would “only serve to further fuel the present crisis and amount to a waste of effort.”
He added: “In the present circumstance, no serious politician with electoral ambition will seek to contest on the platform of the PDP, not knowing whether his or her nomination will be valid or declared null and void. It is clear that going ahead with the National Convention in Ibadan on 15-16 November 2025 will only serve to further fuel the present crisis. Therefore, going ahead with the Convention as scheduled is a waste of effort. It does not have my support.”
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