The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)<\/strong> has commenced a coordinated push to rebuild its internal cohesion and reposition itself as a credible alternative ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n \u200bThe new National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki (SAN), on Tuesday hosted a joint strategic meeting in Abuja, bringing together the NWC, the Former Governors\u2019 Forum, and the Forum of Former Ministers.<\/p>\n \u200bChairman Turaki stated that the decision to involve the party\u2019s elders was deliberate, stressing that the PDP\u2019s 16 years in power were defined by their legacies in office.<\/p>\n \u200b\u201cWhen you talk of the 16 glorious years of the PDP, you are talking of the uncommon projects and legacies delivered by our former governors and the phenomenal work done by our former ministers<\/em>,\u201d Turaki said.<\/p>\n \u200bHe insisted the new NWC is seeking guidance on how the party earned public trust previously.<\/p>\n \u200b\u201cWe want to know what you did that distinguished PDP\u2019s leadership, what earned Nigerians\u2019 confidence, and what made PDP a household name. We are ready to take advice, guidance and even directives<\/em>,\u201d Turaki said.<\/p>\n \u200bAcknowledging past errors, Turaki pledged that the new leadership is determined to correct mistakes through openness and internal justice, declaring: \u201cThis is a new PDP.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u200bDr. Babangida Aliyu, Chairman of the Former Governors\u2019 Forum, stressed that the party\u2019s route back to power must be rooted in humility and respect for the people.<\/p>\n \u200bAliyu argued that public frustration under the current administration provides a clear political opportunity.<\/p>\n He said:\u00a0\u201cSince 2015, Nigerians have been unhappy. They are angry. It is our responsibility to ensure that by 2027 we give succour, hope and direction to this country<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200bHe encouraged unity and discipline, declaring that the party \u201cwill not die until we die.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200bSpeaking on behalf of the former ministers, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau praised Chairman Turaki for exceeding expectations in his first few weeks, specifically citing the defiance shown in reclaiming the party headquarters following the National Elective Convention held on November 15 and 16 in Ibadan.<\/p>\n \u200b\u201cWhen we went to inaugurate the newly elected officers at our national headquarters, we defied tear gas and threats by uniformed men hired by the devils\u2026 Chairman, congratulations<\/em>,\u201d Shekarau said.<\/p>\n \u200bShekarau assured the NWC of the full support of the former ministers, echoing the sentiment of Nigerians who now \u201copenly yearn for\u201d the PDP\u2019s previous governance due to their experiences under other administrations.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commenced a coordinated push to rebuild its internal cohesion and reposition itself as a credible alternative ahead of the 2027 general elections. \u200bThe new National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki (SAN), on Tuesday hosted a joint strategic meeting in Abuja, bringing together the NWC, the Former Governors\u2019 Forum, and the Forum […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":238314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[2491,2492,251,2427],"class_list":["post-238313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-babangida-aliyu","tag-ibrahim-shekarau","tag-pdp","tag-taminu-turaki"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turaki-2.webp.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}