PDP Convention: Meet the consensus candidates

By Emma Ogbuehi

Former President of the Senate, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu from Benue State, has officially emerged the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he was duly elected by the delegates of the Party.

Here is a roll call of the new PDP leader, all of them except three, emerged through consensus.

1. Iyorchia Ayu – national chairman
2. Umar Iliya Damagum- deputy national chairman (North)
3. Taofeek Arapaja- deputy national chairman (South)
4. Samuel Anyanwu (national secretary)
5. Ahmed Yayari Mohammed (national treasurer)
6. Umar Bature (national organizing secretary)
7. Daniel Woyegikuro (national financial secretary)
8. Stella Effah-Attoe (national woman leader)
9. Mohammed Kadade suleiman (national youth leader)
10. Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade (national legal adviser)
11. Debo Ologunagba (national publicity secretary)
12. Okechukwu Obiechina Daniel (national auditor)
13. Setonji Koshoede (deputy national secretary)
14. 14 Ndubisi Eneh David (deputy national treasurer)

15. Ibrahim Abdullahi (deputy national publicity secretary)
16. Ighoyota Amori (deputy national organizing secretary)
17. Adamu Kamale (deputy national financial secretary)
18. Hajaja Yakubu Wanka (deputy national woman leader)
19. Timothy Osadolor (deputy national youth leader)
20. Okechukwu Osuoha (deputy national legal adviser)

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The national chairman-elect said the PDP did it before and would do it again.

 “I want to sincerely appreciate the PDP family. Today is simply a “thank you“ address. When we started this party 23 years ago, we never in any way imagined that the journey would get us to this stage.

“A stage where we ruled for 16 years, we went into rough times, but for anybody who bother to see, PDP is back.

“I want to appreciate all of you who have taken time as delegates as observers, as supporters, as members of the media as members of the security services who have made this event such a wonderful event.

“Many people imagine that this convention will lead to the break up of PDP. Those people who are dreaming like that, their dreams were misplaced.

“Those who have lost hope should know that Nigeria is not a divided country. A small group of people decided to divide Nigeria.

 “PDP will come back to unite our people, put them together, north and south, east and west.

“We will move ahead to develop this country. We did it before. We are going to do it again. I want to thank the governors,” Ayu said.