Nigeria, March 30 -- A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has formally re-elected Abdulrahman Mohammed and Samuel Anyanwu as national chairman and national secretary, respectively.

The two leaders were re-elected by consensus on Sunday during the faction's elective national convention held at the velodrome of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.

The exercise drew over 2,500 delegates from across the country, who also endorsed a 19-member National Working Committee (NWC) and other national officers.

The motion for the re-election was moved by the House of Representatives Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, and received unanimous approval from delegat...