INEC updates PDP portal to reflect Wike-backed leadership

Nigeria's electoral commission has updated its official portal to reflect a leadership change within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, effectively consolidating the faction backed by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike. On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission removed Ahmed Yayari and Daniel Woyengikuro from their listed positions as PDP National Treasurer and National Financial Secretary, respectively. Their names were replaced with Odeyemi Mackson Oladiran and Eyim Donatus Henry.

The change aligns the party's leadership structure on the commission's portal entirely with the Wike-backed faction, which INEC had previously recognized by listing Abdulrahman Mohammed as National Chairman and Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary. Yayari and Woyengikuro were widely regarded as members of the rival faction associated with Seyi Makinde and Kabiru Turaki. The retention of their names alongside the other Wike-aligned officers had created uncertainty over the status of the party's national executive.

The newly listed officials, Oladiran and Henry, emerged as National Treasurer and National Financial Secretary through a consensus at the...