A faction of the Peoples Democratic Celebration backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has elected new members of its Nationwide Working Committee, together with a Nationwide Chairman and Nationwide Secretary, throughout its 2026 Nationwide Conference in Abuja.
On the conference, Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed emerged as Nationwide Chairman, whereas Senator Samuel Anyanwu was returned as Nationwide Secretary.
The train, which held on the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium, noticed the disclosing of a full 19-member Nationwide Working Committee aimed toward steering the affairs of the celebration faction for the subsequent 4 years.
Delegates drawn from a number of states, together with Kebbi, Ekiti, and Bauchi, have been actively concerned within the course of. They led proceedings on Sunday and took part in ratifying the brand new management lineup.
The gathering was largely pushed by loyalists of Wike, reflecting his rising affect inside the inner construction of the opposition celebration.
The newly constituted committee aligns with the provisions of the PDP Structure (2017, as amended), which stipulates a 19-member Nationwide Working Committee on the nationwide stage. The construction is designed to deal with administrative, strategic, and political selections of the celebration.
Different key officers confirmed on the conference embody Aaron Chukwuemeka as Deputy Nationwide Chairman (South), Yusufu Akirikwen (SAN) as Deputy Nationwide Chairman (North), Kolawale Olabisi as Deputy Nationwide Secretary, Odeyemei Oladiran as Nationwide Treasurer, and Lado Marke as Deputy Nationwide Treasurer.
The record, together with different nationwide officers, was adopted by means of a consensus association earlier agreed upon by stakeholders inside the faction.
Greater than 2,500 delegates reportedly endorsed the candidates in the course of the conference, giving formal backing to the management group. The consensus methodology had been earlier adopted to keep away from inner contest and streamline the choice course of.
Nevertheless, the conference additionally uncovered lingering divisions inside the celebration. Whereas delegates from states resembling Benue, Ekiti, and Ogun participated within the train, others, together with these from Edo State, stayed away.