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By Myke Agunwa
The four year tenure of the Present National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may come to an end in December 2025 as the party plans to elect new set of officers to pilot it’s affairs till 2031.
The party further reaffirmed the zoning of its 2027 Presidential ticket to the South.
The PDP stakeholders reached the resolution at the end of its 102 National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting that took place at the party’s headquarters, Wadata plaza, Abuja on Monday.
The NEC further adjourned and fixed its 103rd meeting on Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 at the party’s headquarters.
In a communique signed by its National Publicity Secretary Hon. Debo Ologunagba NEC expressed satisfaction over the level of preparedness of the party and its various organs, chapters and structures ahead of the 2025 Elective National Convention scheduled for Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital on Saturday 15th to Sunday 16th November 2025.
NEC which is the highest decision making body of the party aside national convention, acknowledged with satisfaction the efforts and commitment of PDP Governors’ Forum, the Board of Trustees (BoT), the NWC, the National Assembly caucus and other relevant bodies in the party towards the success of the forthcoming 2025 Convention.
The body said that after an extensive deliberation to approved the report of the National Convention Zoning Committee which recommended as follows:
“That all PDP National Office positions currently in the Northern Region of the country remain in the Northern Region.
“That all PDP National Office positions currently in the Southern Region of the country remain in the Southern Region.
“That having retained the position of the National Chairman in the Northern Region of the country, the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the 2027 General Election is hereby zoned to the Southern Region.
“That the Regions should immediately micro-zone positions within its Region for implementation”.
NEC also received updates from the PDP Constitution Amendment Committee and directed the Committee to circulate the Draft Constitution Amendment to various organs and vhapters of the party for further inputs.
In recognition of the efforts of the NWC under the leadership of the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Iliya Umar Damagum in stabilizing the Party, “NEC hereby ratifies and confirms the appointment of Amb. Iliya Umar Damagum as the substantive National Chairman of the Party with effect from today, Monday, 25th August, 2025 until the National Convention holding at Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital on 15th to 16th November, 2025”.
The party further condemned the resort by the APC to state capture through state-backed intimidation, manipulation, inducement, coercion and violence against Nigerians as witnessed in the muzzling of the recent bye-elections in parts of the country.
It expressed dismay and condemned the militarization of the recent bye-elections especially in Kaduna and Taraba States as well as Zamfara State where excessive security agencies were deployed in the conduct of run-off election in only five Polling Units in Kaura Namoda South State Constituency.
According to the opposition party, the action is a confirmation of APC’s desire to turn the country into a totalitarian one-party state which is a clear and present danger to democracy and the corporate existence of the country.
It reassured Nigerians of PDP’s commitment to Democracy and the defense of the interest and wellbeing of all citizens as we work hard to further reposition the Party to regain power in 2027.