In a communiqué at the end of its 7th meeting held on Saturday, August 23, 2025, in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, the governors restated full support for the resolutions of the 101^st  National Executive Committee (NEC) held in July 2025 where the November 15, 2025 national convention was agreed.

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum on Saturday in Zamfara said there was no going back on the national convention of the party scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025.

The party warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others against derailing the convention or engaging any act that would cause destabilization in any form.

In a communiqué at the end of its 7th meeting held on Saturday, August 23, 2025, in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, the governors restated full support for the resolutions of the 101^st  National Executive Committee (NEC) held in July 2025 where the November 15, 2025 national convention was agreed.

“The Forum reaffirms its full commitment to the resolutions of the 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of July 2025 regarding the November 15 National Convention.

“It urges members to resist all attempts to derail the convention by anti-party forces; but to see the PDP as the only democratic institution and viable alternative for restoring Nigeria along the path of good governance and national development,” the communiqué stated in part.

The meeting was chaired by the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, and it deliberated on the state of the nation, insecurity, the erosion of democratic values, and preparations for the party’s forthcoming national convention.

The governors restated their commitment to rescuing the country and accused the APC of divisive governance and policies that continue to impose hardship on Nigerians.

Political Economist NG reports that Wike had earlier expressed dissatisfaction with the South-South Caretaker Committee constituted by the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) and the retention of Ali Odefa as National Vice Chairman (South East), warning that another bout of crisis could erupt if the PDP refused to acknowledge the zonal congress that elected his ally, Dan Orbih, as National Vice Chairman, South-South.

He said, “Well, it is over for now. A few things are remaining, and I have told them that they must do it. Our congress was held in Calabar, and there’s nothing anybody can tell us. If they want to have another round of crisis, so be it. In that congress, Chief Dan Orbih emerged as the National Vice Chairman. They never wanted the congress to be held, but congress was held.

“The so-called acting national chairman of the party wrote a letter to INEC after congress was held that the congress has been postponed. There is no two ways about it. The National Vice Chairman of PDP South-South is Chief Dan Orbih. If they don’t agree, that’s another round of crisis.”

Political Economist NG reports that the November convention presents a window of opportunity for the PDP to redeem itself from self-destructing as the party had been gravely weakened by defections of its members to APC or the anti-party activities of some members.

Wike, himself, had been accused of engaging in anti-party activities, though he denied it.