Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party has elected former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, as its national chairman.
Turaki was elected on Saturday during the PDP’s national convention in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Turaki, who was the sole candidate for the topmost office of the main opposition party, secured 1,516 votes to emerge national chairman.
His election followed the earlier withdrawal of Lado Danmarke, the 2023 governorship candidate of the PDP in Katsina State.
But inspite of his withdrawal from the race, Danmarke garnered 275 votes.
Solarin Sunday Adekunle polled 633 votes to get elected as the deputy national organising secretary.
The positions of youth leader and deputy national legal adviser were stepped down, while the remaining 17 positions were unopposed and therefore returned elected.
PDP National Executive Committee had in August zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South.
In line with the party’s tradition, the national chairmanship was zoned to the North.
During a series of meetings in October, some North-West stakeholders adopted Turaki as their consensus candidate.
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara and Umar Damagum attended the meeting.
Others present 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.
