PDP National Vice Chairman (South-South),
Ogidi insists the new PDP leadership is legitimate and warns internal sabotage only strengthens the ruling party.

Kassim Afegbua alleges Obaseki-era mismanagement, unaccounted funds and irregular name changes in the Edo Museum of West African Arts project.

Suspended PDP Legal Adviser Osuoha insists the “Ibadan gathering” violated court orders and cannot stand as a legitimate PDP convention.

Fellow of the NIIA, Akin Osuntokun, says Nigerians are romanticising unconstitutional military behaviour, risking a return to dangerous “military messianism.”

Jones Onyereri says recent disciplinary actions violate the PDP constitution, electoral act, and established party rules, undermining party integrity.

Umar Sani says the expulsion of Wike, Fayose and others was “better late than never” to end internal party disputes.

NNPP chieftain Kabiru Dakata insists defections won’t shake Kwankwasiyya, declaring the movement the only politically relevant force in Northern Nigeria.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ememobong, says INEC’s absence does not invalidate the convention and defends expulsions as lawful decisions of the party’s highest organ.

Excerpt: David Aworawo says Wike hasn’t acted as a PDP member for two years, urging reforms to stabilise the party.

Former NERC chair Maxi warns WAPP integration benefits producers, not households, as Nigeria’s weak grid blocks quick consumer gains. 

Ireti Bakare-Yusuf warns scrapping indigenous language policy undermines children’s education, disadvantages rural students, and erodes Nigeria’s cultural heritage.

Asagba of Asaba says the capital’s rapid population growth and regional influence now position it among Africa’s fastest expanding cities.

Entrepreneur Osakwe urges massive infrastructure investment, warning malnutrition and food insecurity will worsen without urgent action.

National Coordinator of the Civil Society Network on Migration and Development, Obiezu, says the policy offers a holistic framework enabling legal migration, youth opportunities and dignified returns.

Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi, says the latest court decision favoured holding the convention and blames INEC–court confusion for the crisis.

Former Jigawa Governor, Lamido insists a valid court order nullifies the PDP convention in Ibadan and warns organisers risk contempt.

Former Director-General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, says contradictory court rulings and PDP’s crisis are accelerating democratic decline.

A Baze University communications expert, Professor Abiodun Adeniyi,warns PDP’s deep internal fractures demand significant sacrifices for any meaningful reconciliation.

Director of the Centre for Diabetes Studies at the University of Abuja warns new national survey will reveal far higher diabetes prevalence than previously reported.

Economist Ken Ife says Nigeria has political independence but remains economically dependent, citing oil sector mismanagement and regulatory failures.