Former Minister of Special Duties under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has emerged as the consensus chairmanship candidate ahead of next month’s National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, announced the decision of PDP stakeholders to settle on Turaki at about 10:45 p.m. in Abuja on Wednesday night. He said the Senior Advocate of Nigeria emerged after extensive consultations among PDP Northern stakeholders.
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Among those present at the stakeholders’ meeting where the decision was reached were the incumbent PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagum; Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal; former Information Minister, Prof. Jerry Gana; Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; former Senate President, Bukola Saraki; former Kaduna State Governors, Ibrahim Shekarau and Ahmed Makarfi; and Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, among others.
Reports indicate that Turaki was formally adopted by PDP Northern stakeholders who met in Abuja on Wednesday night, October 22, 2025.
The PDP had earlier retained the chairmanship position in the North, later micro-zoning it to the North-West region. Turaki, who hails from Kebbi State, was adopted as part of a wider consensus arrangement aimed at ensuring unity within the party ahead of the convention.
The meeting also deliberated on other positions zoned to the region, including those of National Organising Secretary, Treasurer, and National Youth Leader, among others.
