The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Adolphus Wabara, has appointed a 13-member interim National Working Committee (NWC) headed by Tanimu Turaki as interim National Chairman.

Wabara disclosed the development on Monday following a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting convened by the Turaki-led bloc of the party at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.

He explained that the decision was necessitated by a ruling of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which nullified the party’s 2025 Ibadan National Convention, thereby creating a leadership vacuum.

According to him, the interim NWC is expected to steer the affairs of the party pending the resolution of its internal crisis.

Other members of the committee include Taofeek Arapaja as National Secretary, alongside Daniel Ambrose, Hamza Abuya, Ihediwa, Isah Abubakar, Theophilus Dakashan, Ini Ememobong, Aribisala Adewale Idowu, Baru Shaffi, and Okechukwu Obiechina.

The decision followed a motion moved by Tony Aziegbemi and seconded by Clement Fagboyede during the NEC meeting.

Prominent party figures at the meeting included Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, former Niger State Governor Babangida Muazu, Professor Jerry Gana, and former Minister of Women Affairs Zainab Maina, among others.

The faction also declared the Abuja convention that produced the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led NWC as null and void, further deepening the leadership dispute within the party.