Makinde-backed PDP faction inaugurates Turaki as interim NWC leader in Nigeria

On 2026-05-04, a faction of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and led by Senator Adolphus Wabara held a factional NEC meeting in Abuja and inaugurated a 13-member interim National Working Committee. The new body, headed by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, was sworn in to steer the party after a Supreme Court judgment and internal leadership dispute.