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Nyesom Wike has intensified his challenge to rival factions within Nigeria's Peoples Democratic Party by daring them to open official party bank accounts and secretariats, threatening to shut them down if they do. This dispute deepens the PDP's leadership crisis, affecting the party's ability to organise primaries and a national convention ahead of elections. The factions disagree over court rulings and control of party resources, raising questions about the party's unity and electoral readiness.