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Communique Issued at the end of the 102nd Meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Today, Monday, 25th August, 2025

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its 102nd meeting today, Monday, 25th August, 2025 further deliberated on the state of the Party and resolved as follows:

1.NEC expressed satisfaction over the level of preparedness of the Party at its various Organs, Chapters and Structures for the 2025 Elective National Convention scheduled for Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital on Saturday 15th to Sunday 16th November 2025.

2.NEC acknowledged with satisfaction the efforts and commitment of PDP Governors’ Forum, the Board of Trustees (BoT), the National Working Committee (NWC), the National Assembly Caucus and other relevant bodies of the Party towards the success of the forthcoming 2025 National Convention at Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital.

3.NEC received and after extensive deliberation approved the report of the National Convention Zoning Committee which recommended as follows:

(a)That all PDP National Office positions currently in the Northern Region of the country remain in the Northern Region.

(b)That all PDP National Office positions currently in the Southern Region of the country remain in the Southern Region.

(c)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.

(d)That the Regions should immediately micro-zone positions within its Region for implementation.

4. NEC also received update from the PDP Constitution Amendment Committee and directed the Committee to circulate the Draft Constitution Amendment to various Organs and Chapters of the Party for further inputs.

5.In recognition of the efforts of the National Working Committee (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.

6.NEC condemns the resort by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to State Capture through state-backed intimidation, manipulation, inducement, coercion and violence against Nigerians as witnessed in APC’s muzzling of the recent bye-elections in parts of the country.

7.NEC particularly 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.

8.NEC declares that this action by the APC is a confirmation of APC’s desire to turn our country into a totalitarian One-Party State which is a clear and present danger to democracy and the corporate existence of our country.

9.NEC reassures 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 our Party to regain power in 2027.

10.NEC adjourned and fixed its next (103rd) meeting to hold on Wednesday, 15th October, 2025

Presented by

Hon. Debo Ologunagba
National Publicity Secretary

Peoples Democratic Party - Nigeria

@pdpnigeriahq

I thought you people will dare Wike and touch his zonal committees. And for that convention, until Wike approve am, it will be a beer parlour exercise.

They should be specific. They better zone the presidential ticket to southwest and southsouth.

Because southeast has cut ties with PDP.

OmiTunTun, we believe in your leadership!

Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Ride on Sir.
You are all doing well!

Wike win over 2.5,
God bless wike, the maradona of Nigeria modern politics

Hisense is their new headquarters, pdthief

Pdp should be preparing for the 2031 election. Apc would likely pack up after president Tinubu as the agreement must have been expired by then

Peter Obi as the concensus presidential candidate of the coalition is non-negotiable

helinues:
Pdp should be preparing for the 2031 election. Apc would likely pack up after president Tinubu as the agreement must have been expired by then

APC can only wax stronger unless if it is about Tinubu working in vain. He must hand over to some one who will continue on the track of prosperity like he did with AD in Lagos.

What was all the noise about suspending Wiike lol. 😁. God really dey behind Wike fa!

Softmirror:
APC can only wax stronger unless if it is about Tinubu working in vain. He must hand over to some one who will continue on the track of prosperity like he did with AD in Lagos.

President Tinubu would likely retired from active politics just like late president Buhari.

There should be a new regional party before 2031

fergie001:
OmiTunTun, we believe in your leadership!

Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Ride on Sir.
You are all doing well!

Oyo and Osun states in the bag for pdp .

Huge number of Tinubu SW votes greatly chopped off!

helinues:
President Tinubu would likely retired from active politics just like late president Buhari.

Nobody is indispensable and the best of leaders are those ones whose leadership continue without them.

Softmirror:
Nobody is indispensable and the best of leaders are those ones whose leadership continue without them.

Northerners won't use Apc for the 2031 election. Pdp is still much grounded in the north while the southerners won't have issue voting for the party as long as they can present credible candidate

Dead party. Imagine the resolutions.

If they like they should adopt Tinubu at the next election

This is a rare opportunity for the drunkard of Rivers to test his popularity

helinues:
Northerners won't use Apc for the 2031 election. Pdp is still much grounded in the north while the southerners won't have issue voting for the party as long as they can present credible candidate

APC has come to stay if not, it would have lost all momentum the day Buhari died. But it performed so well during the bye election.

Softmirror:
Nobody is indispensable and the best of leaders are those ones whose leadership continue without them.

I believe PDP will get it all sorted out fully in the long run.. Just internal ruffles and flexing of muscles.

Useless PDP that wike has sold to tinibu. A vote for PDP is a vote for DLord

Softmirror:
APC has come to stay if not, it would have lost all momentum the day Buhari died. But it performed so well during the bye election.

Political party is just like a vehicle that can be abandoned if it stopped working

Building a new regional party would be better than fixing dented Apc

helinues:
Political party is just like a vehicle that can be abandoned if it stopped working

Building a new regional party would be better than fixing dented Apc

APC is not dented. Nigeria must maintain consistency in our evolving democracy. Like I earlier said, APC has come to stay.

Softmirror:
APC is not dented. Nigeria must maintain consistency in our evolving democracy. Like I earlier said, APC has come to stay.

Just wait I see.. I gave the hints early about this

Regional party would take over Apc before 2031

zopaks:
Oyo and Osun states in the bag for pdp .

Huge number of Tinubu SW votes greatly chopped off!

Dont mind them. They dont know if Seyi picks up the PDP ticket it will affect Tinubu a whole lot in his region. A President who is currently unpopular will become more unpopular if Seyi picks up the ticket

Seyi will simply split votes with him bagging nothing less than 3states if not more. While the North wont vote for Tinubu again.

Still wondering how he won do am sha. Make wè sha dey look

helinues:
Just wait I see.. I gave the hints early about this

Regional party would take over Apc before 2031

Unless if the Western block chooses to fall out which is not necessary.

Pin-din-pin, in the voice of late Bola I've.

.. how the mighty has fallen

fergie001:
OmiTunTun, we believe in your leadership!

Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Ride on Sir.
You are all doing well!

Even omitutun will vote pbat. Dey play
It is what it is

happney65:
Dont mind them. They dont know if Seyi picks up the PDP ticket it will affect Tinubu a whole lot in his region. A President who is currently unpopular will become more unpopular if Seyi picks up the ticket

Seyi will simply split votes with him bagging nothing less than 3states if not more. While the North wont vote for Tinubu again.

Still wondering how he won do am sha. Make wè sha dey look

Both osun and Oyo will all vote pbat. People wey go cry across Nigeria go plenty.

Why didn't you do same in 2023?
See why Wike went flaring against them.
Their plans to deny the south of presidency in 2023 was a gross disaster.

Wondering what they are trying to do.
Is it to field Wike against his boss in 2027 or try to maintain party presence?

Wondering what Wike is also trying to do with them.

Next time, they'd learn to put Atiku and the entire north where they belong.

There is nothing more inexplicable as a party fielding a northern candidate in an election to replace Buhari, a northerner in a country with many other regions and tribes.

As a PDP member, I want things to work, but we certainly need to purge our house of sentiments and tribalism.

Keep this zoning till 2031... for we shall surely return if we should.
Meanwhile, APC is not a good idea but definitely, Tinubu is still our president.

Good luck to them. But Asiwaju remain the best candidate so far