The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State chapter, has raised the alarm over an attempt to destabilise the party following claims that the State Executive Committee had been dissolved.

While describing the purported move as a ‘political coup’, the party’s leadership stated that it is unconstitutional and misleading, emphasising that the state leadership remains intact and fully operational.

According to the state chairman of the party, Dupe Aisida, during a press briefing held at the party’s secretariat in Akure, the state capital, over the weekend, no formal communication had been received from the national body to warrant the purported dissolution of the party’s executives at the state level.

A statement circulating on social media allegedly indicated that a National Caretaker Working Committee had dissolved the duly elected state executive.

Aisida stressed that the state leadership emerged through duly conducted congresses monitored by relevant authorities, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the police, and the Department of State Services.

He said, “Yesterday evening, a letter was circulating on the internet and social media, reportedly written by someone claiming to be the National Publicity Secretary of the Caretaker Committee of our party, stating that the state executive committee of the PDP in Ondo State had been dissolved. Of course, it came as a surprise to us.

“The ward congress was conducted in all the 203 wards in Ondo State. INEC was there, the police sent their representatives, the DSS and other stakeholders were present, and they wrote their reports confirming that everything was done according to the guidelines,” he said.

The state party chairman further explained that the local government congresses were held on September 17, 2025, across the state’s 18 local government areas under similar supervision.

While acknowledging that internal disagreements sometimes occur in political organisations, he insisted that such challenges were not insurmountable and were already being addressed within the party.

Aisida, however, criticised what he described as attempts by some individuals to destabilise the party through unconstitutional actions.

“We are democrats. We believe in the tenets and values of democracy. But when some people attempt to carry out what I call a ‘political coup’ to achieve their aims, then we must pause and ask where we are heading as a nation,” he said.

He argued that the party’s constitution clearly states that the tenure of elected executives lasts four years, renewable for another four years, noting that the current state executive committee had been in office for only a few months.

The PDP chairman also questioned the legality of the group claiming to be a National Caretaker Committee, describing it as unknown to the party’s constitution and therefore incapable of taking binding decisions.

“The so-called National Caretaker Committee, in the eyes of the law, is illegal and of no consequence. They cannot take decisions about the affairs of our party,” he declared.

He also cited recent rulings of the Court of Appeal, arguing that some individuals had misinterpreted the judgments and were celebrating what he described as a non-existent victory.