May 30, 2026
Turaki
By Luminous Jannamike
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday accused the Federal Government of frustrating its Special National Convention in Abuja through venue intimidation and heavy security deployment, which it said prevented the event from proceeding as planned.
Despite the standoff, party leaders held an emergency meeting and pressed ahead with the convention’s central task, unanimously affirming former President Goodluck Jonathan as the PDP’s presidential candidate and flag bearer for the 2027 presidential election, while postponing the formal flag-giving ceremonies.
