Northern stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have endorsed former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki, as the consensus candidate for the party’s national chairmanship ahead of its forthcoming elective convention in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, Governor Umar Fintiri of Adamawa State said the decision was reached collectively by northern PDP leaders but emphasized that it does not bar other aspirants from contesting the position.
The meeting, held at the residence of former Kaduna State Governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, was attended by several prominent figures including Governors Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), and Umar Fintiri (Adamawa), as well as PDP National Chairman Umar Damagum, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro.
The PDP’s national elective convention is scheduled for November 15–16, 2025, in Ibadan, where new members of the National Working Committee will be elected to steer the party toward the 2027 general elections.
Senator Makarfi, along with former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido and other northern leaders, had earlier been among those considered for the chairmanship before the consensus decision in favour of Turaki.
