The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from its 102nd meeting on Monday, August 25, 2025 and announced its resolution zoning the Presidential Candidate of the party for the 2027 General Election to the Southern region of the country.
Towards this end, the NEC of the Party directed the Regions to immediate micro-zone official positions within its Region for implementation.
The resolution of the NEC of the Party followed the receipt, extensive deliberation and approval of the report of the National Convention Zoning Committee which recommended that all PDP National Office positions currently in the Northern Region of the country should remain in the Northern Region while all PDP National Office positions currently in the Southern Region of the country should also remain in the Southern Region.
These were contained in a communique issued at the end of the NEC and signed by the Hon Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of the Party stated; “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”.
Similarly, the PDP NEC, in recognition of what it described as the efforts of the National Working Committee (NWC) under the leadership of the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Iliya Umar Damagum in stabilizing the Party, ratified and confirmed the appointment of Amb. Iliya Umar Damagum as the substantive National Chairman of the Party with effect from Monday, August 25, 2025 until the National Convention holding at Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital on 15th to Sunday 16th November 2025
The 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.
It also 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 scheduled 2025 National Convention.
The PDP NEC also received update from the PDP Constitution Amendment Committee and directed the Committee to circulate the draft Constitution amendment to the various Organs and Chapters of the Party for further inputs.
The NEC specifically condemned what it described as “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.
The PDP NEC also 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.
The NEC noted that the action by the APC was 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 Nigeria.
The PDP NEC reassured Nigerians of its commitment to democracy and the defense of the interest and wellbeing of all citizens as it works hard to further reposition the Party to regain power in 2027.
The NEC of the adjourned and fixed its next meeting (103rd) to hold on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, to Sunday 16th November 2025