Turaki emerges PDP national chairman
Kabiru Turaki (SAN) from Kebbi State has emerged as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s 2025 elective national convention in Ibadan on Saturday.
Mr Turaki scored a total of 1,516 votes to defeat his closest rival, Garuba Lado, who scored 41 votes.
Ben Obi, secretary of the National Convention Organising Committee, announced the results after the votes were counted.
Mr Obi said that 3,141 delegates came to the convention, while 2,745 were accredited and 275 had voided votes.
He further said that Solarin Adekunle emerged as the deputy national organising secretary of the party.
Mr Obi said that 17 other positions were contested unopposed.
Mr Turaki was a minister under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
(NAN)
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