PDP Dissolves Excos In Enugu, Delta, Rivers After Governors’ Defection

By MELVIN KOFFA

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the state executive committees in Enugu, Delta and Rivers states and replaced them with caretaker committees following the defection of the states’ governors to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The decision was taken by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), led by Tanimu Turaki, on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC), in line with Section 29(2)(b) of the PDP Constitution (2025 as amended).

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara all defected to the APC earlier this year, prompting the party’s leadership to take control of its structures in the affected states.

According to a statement by the PDP National Organising Secretary, Theophilus Dakas Shan, the caretaker committees will manage party affairs for a period not exceeding 90 days or until new executives are elected, in strict compliance with the party constitution and relevant electoral laws.