Politics
Fresh Chaos In PDP As Two Governorship Candidates Emerge In Benue State
The leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened following the presentation of Certificates of Return to two rival candidates for the 2027 Benue State governorship election.
NEWSNGR understands Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) received his Certificate of Return at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, after emerging as the governorship candidate of the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Aondoakaa was accompanied by his running mate, Oyije Ochaekiti Ogbenjuwa, as well as prominent PDP leaders and stakeholders from Benue State.
However, in a parallel development, the rival faction of the party led by former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), also presented a Certificate of Return to Emmanuel Agbo, Director-General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, after declaring him the winner of its governorship primary.
While the Wike-backed faction held its certificate presentation at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, the venue of the ceremony organised by the Turaki-led faction was the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
The parallel presentation of Certificates of Return marks the latest chapter in the protracted leadership crisis that has divided the PDP into rival camps, with both factions laying claim to the party’s structure and leadership.
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