Nigeria, March 11 -- The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said the level of leadership crisis within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has never been witnessed by any political party in Nigeria.

Mr Makinde, the only PDP governor in the South-west, said the party's current crisis cannot be compared with challenges previously experienced by political parties in the country.

The governor said he had consulted individuals familiar with past political developments in Nigeria to determine whether any political party had faced a similar situation, but found none.

He made the remarks while speaking at a meeting of the party's Board of Trustees (BoT) in Abuja on Tuesday.

"I have been talking to people of knowledge, people w...