Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have announced that the party’s National Convention will be held from August 28 to 30, 2025, in Kano.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Governors decided during their meeting on April 14, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The meeting was attended by Governors Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Agbu Kefas (Taraba), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Akon Eyakenyi, deputy governor of Akwa Ibom, and Monday Onyeme, deputy governor of Delta.
They also rescheduled the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, initially set for May 15 to May 27, 2025.
The Governors updated the public on the development in a communiqué issued on Monday after their meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
The communique reads, “The Forum resolves that working in conjunction with the National Working Committee (NWC) and other relevant organs of the party, to hold a NEC Meeting on the 27th of May, 2025; constitute a Zoning Committee that will address all issues relating to zoning of party offices and hold an early convention in August 2025, precisely on the 28th, 29th and 30th in the ancient city of Kano.”
The forum recommended the constitution of the zoning and national convention committees for ratification by the NWC and NEC.
They appointed Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa, as chairman of the zoning committee, with Dauda Lawal, Governor of Zamfara, as vice-chairman, and Caleb Mutfwang, Governor of Plateau, as secretary.
Ahmadu Fintiri, Governor of Adamawa was named the chairman of the national
convention committee; Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun, as the vice-chairman; and Peter Mbah, Governor of Enugu as secretary.
Following the Supreme Court’s iudgement on the national secretary position, the
The Governors recommended that the deputy national secretary should serve in
“acting capacity until a substantive secretary is nominated from the south-east zone and ratified by the NEC at its next meeting.”
