Wike’s FCTA seals PDP national headquarters hours to party’s NEC meeting

Less than 24 hours before the Peoples Democratic Party’s scheduled National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, officials from the Federal Capital Territory Administration under the leadership of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have sealed the National Headquarters of the PDP.

At exactly 2:06 pm, a group of FCTA staff locked the entrance gate of Wadata Plaza, the PDP’s national secretariat located in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.

The action follows the FCTA’s recent announcement on Sunday, stating its intention to reclaim properties affected by the revocation of 4,794 land titles due to non-payment of ground rent spanning 10 to 43 years.

The sealing of the PDP’s secretariat comes hours before the contentious NEC meeting, which a factional National Secretary of the party, Samuel Anyanwu, announced its postponement.

Critical stakeholders of the PDP, including its governors, Board of Trustees members and some members of the National Working Committee (NWC), do not recognise Anyanwu as the PDP National Secretary.

Observers believe that the decision to seal the party’s national secretariat may be a last-ditch effort by Wike to force the postponement of the NEC meeting, where far-reaching decisions affecting his interest could be reached.

In the postponement notice, Anyanwyu said the decision was to allow the Abubakar Bukola-led reconciliation committee to finish its job.

The notice tagged “Postponement of the 99th NEC Meeting,” reads: “The above subject refers. This is to formally inform leaders and members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great party that the proposed NEC meeting, earlier announced to take place on May 27, 2025, has been postponed. The postponement is to allow the Bukola Saraki Reconciliation Committee to complete its assignment of resolving some internal conflicts necessary for a peaceful NEC meeting.