Political stress is rising throughout the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) in Taraba State because the 16-member State Caretaker Committee has directed members of the dissolved State Working Committee (SWC) to vacate the celebration’s state secretariat or face authorized motion.

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In an announcement made obtainable to journalists on Thursday night, the Caretaker Committee, chaired by Dr Falack Victor, careworn that its actions are guided by regulation.

“Occupying the state secretariat of the celebration after your lawful dissolution quantities to illegality, and the regulation frowns at such acts,” the assertion learn.

Dr Victor warned that nobody is above the regulation, no matter standing, and urged all celebration members to work collectively to strengthen the PDP quite than resort to what he described as “low-cost blackmail in opposition to the nationwide physique.”

The directive follows a February 24, 2026, press assertion by the dissolved SWC, which described the Caretaker Committee as an “unrecognised physique with no constitutional standing throughout the celebration” and accused it of spreading misinformation.

Dr Victor strongly refuted this declare.

“The authorized backing for the Caretaker Committee’s authority was bolstered by a Federal Excessive Courtroom ruling in Ibadan, delivered by Justice U.N. Agomoh on January 30, 2026.
The courtroom nullified the PDP conference held in Ibadan on November 15–16, 2025, declaring all actions and choices from that conference invalid,” he stated.

The courtroom judgment recognised the Nationwide Caretaker Committee as the one lawful physique to run the celebration’s affairs and directed the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to accord recognition accordingly.

Dr Victor emphasised that the caretaker committee’s objective just isn’t to undermine any particular person however to restore order and unity throughout the celebration. He urged members to desist from factional actions and work in direction of reconciliation.

Commending the nationwide management of the PDP, significantly Nyesom Wike and Alhaji Abdulraman Mohammed, Dr Victor known as on members who resigned due to misinformation to return to the celebration fold.

“This can be a time for reconciliation and unity. We should all come collectively to rebuild and strengthen the PDP in Taraba State,” he concluded.