BREAKING: Kabiru Turaki Elected As PDP National Chairman [PHOTO]
The Genius Media Nigeria reports that The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed Kabiru Turaki, the former minister of special duties and intergovernmental affairs, as its national chairman.
The endorsement was made on Saturday during the party’s national convention in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
Turaki, who was the sole candidate for the top position of the main opposition party, secured 1,516 votes.
His adoption followed the earlier withdrawal of Lado Dan Marke, the 2023 governorship candidate of the PDP in Katsina state, from the race.
The positions of youth leader and deputy national legal adviser were stepped down, while the remaining 17 positions were unopposed and therefore returned elected.
In August, the PDP national executive committee (NEC) zoned its presidential ticket to the south.
In line with party tradition, the national chairmanship was zoned to the north.
During a series of meetings in October, some north-west stakeholders adopted Turaki as their sole consensus candidate.
Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi; Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau; Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa; Dauda Lawal of Zamfara and Umar Damagum attended the meeting.
Others were former Senate President Bukola Saraki, Jerry Gana, former minister of information; Abba Moro, senate minority leader, and Ibrahim Shekarau, former minister of education, among others.
