The newly elected factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Turaki, has called on U.S President Donald Trump and the international community to step in amid Nigeria’s deepening political crisis.
Turaki warned that the nation’s democracy is “under threat” as internal disputes within the PDP escalate, culminating in chaos in Abuja.
Speaking outside the party’s national secretariat at Wadata Plaza on Tuesday, he described the country’s political climate as so critical that urgent international intervention is required.
He also accused the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of mobilising armed thugs to obstruct party activities and block his faction from accessing the secretariat.
“I want to call on President Trump. What is at stake is not just genocide against Christians; he should come and save democracy in Nigeria. Democracy is under threat. I am calling all other developed nations, all advanced democracies, come and save Nigeria,” Turaki said.
Turaki further stated that leaders of his faction are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to defend the party’s mandate and the country’s democracy.
“I have said it, we are willing to lay down our lives to protect our office, to protect democracy and to protect our mandate,” he added.
His statements came just minutes before clashes erupted at the secretariat, where both the Turaki-led National Working Committee and the Wike-backed faction, led by factional National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, had scheduled parallel National Executive Committee and Board of Trustees meetings.
The confrontation escalated as teargas was deployed, causing panic among party members, staff, and journalists, many of whom fled in disarray.
Outside, supporters of the opposing factions continued their clashes, heightening the standoff around the troubled opposition party.
