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Nigeria: Mohammed, Anyanwu Return As Wike-Backed PDP Gets New National Executives At Abuja Convention
The Wike-aligned PDP faction renewed leadership with Abdulrahman Mohammed and 21 National Working Committee members elected by consensus to strengthen party unity.
- A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party aligned with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike re-elected Abdulrahman Mohammed as National Chairman. Abdulrahman, from Nasarawa State, previously served as Acting National Chairman of the faction's National Caretaker Committee.
- Prominent party stakeholders attended the event, including former Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Governors Sule Lamido, Ibrahim Dankwambo, Samuel Ortom, and Ayo Fayose. Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro, Mao Ohuabunwa, and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan were also present.
- Electing 21 members by consensus, the faction filled its National Working Committee with Aaron Chukwuemeka as Deputy National Chairman and Yusufu Nyakiriken, SAN, as Deputy National Chairman .
- Samuel Anyanwu returned as National Secretary, with Kolawale Olabisi elected National Treasurer. Kamaldeen Ajibade became National Legal Adviser, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed assumed the role of National Publicity Secretary, and Umar Bature retained his position as National Organising Secretary.
- Leadership consolidation concluded with the election of Lado Dan Marke as National Financial Secretary and Odeyemei Mackson Oladiran as Deputy National Treasurer. These appointments finalize the faction's internal restructuring to solidify its National Working Committee.
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Nigeria: Mohammed, Anyanwu Return As Wike-Backed PDP Gets New National Executives At Abuja Convention
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Convention: Mohammed emerges PDP National Chairman
Abdulrahaman Mohammed has emerged as the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s national convention held in Abuja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mohammed and other new members of the National Working Committee (NWC) were elected through consensus votes to lead the party for the next four … The post Convention: Mohammed emerges PDP National Chairman appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.
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