Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified as a faction loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), fixed March 28 and 29 for a national convention in Abuja to elect new members of the national working committee (NWC).

The dates were approved on Monday during a national executive committee (NEC) meeting of the faction held in Abuja.

In a communique issued after the meeting, the group praised a recent judgement of the federal high court in Ibadan, Oyo State, which nullified the PDP's November 15 national convention. The NEC expressed "absolute confidence" in the judiciary, describing the ruling as a reinforcement of the rule of law.

According to the commun...