Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo and his counterpart in Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, alongside members of the party's Board of Trustees and the factional National Working Committee, held a closed-door meeting in Abuja following the Supreme Court ruling on the party's leadership crisis.

The PDP leaders were said to have met at Bauchi House in Asokoro, Abuja, shortly after the Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, April 30.

Earlier, the Supreme Court nullified the convention that produced the National Working Committee that was backed by Makinde and Bala, granting victory to the faction backed by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.

According to The Punch, the high-level meeting was attended by the BoT members, the national assembly caucus, the national executive committee, the national caucus, state chairmen and members of the ex officio.

Earlier, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, announced that the BoT would take over the affairs of the party until the formation of a substantive caretaker committee.

Reactions as PDP Bot claims new leadership

However, Wabara's claim has drawn reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their comments: Taiwo Adeniyi decried the PDP crisis:

"At this rate, PDP should just register as a Netflix series. From Ibadan to Abuja, and now back to the BoT. I pity the PDP Secretariat staff. They’ve had more 'new bosses' in 6 months than a corporate intern."

Mardorti faulted the PDP BoT for the announcement:

"Until the CTC is out sha, because if this is not the Supreme Court judgement, then these people should be jailed for disobeying the constitution! The Supreme Court is the apex body, and nobody dares disobey it!"

Dare said the BoT leaders are trying to create another chaos in the PDP:

"This set of politicians in the PDP right now just loves to create chaos. This is another crisis they are creating now in the form of intervention. These people self!"

BigDeals criticised the move by the PDP board of trustees:

"So, the BOT that is preaching reconciliation is now praising Bala and Makinde but giving Wike a middle finger? Either this statement is false, or it reeks of maximum stupidity."

Goodnews Abua knocked the BoT:

"They know the truth, but want to create drama, the person they are dealing with loves drama so much. Let them be ready to dance to the drum of whatever they're playing."

Read the full statement of the BoT on X here:

Wabara-led PDP Board of Trustees Announces Takeover of Party Leadership

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the PDP has announced that they have taken over the party's leadership following today's Supreme Court decision. They said this is because the Supreme Court decision… pic.twitter.com/B2HUPe6zoF

— Imran Muhammad (@Imranmuhdz) April 30, 2026