Live pictures from the just-concluded 2026 @OfficialPDPNig Special National Convention, where former Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, @GEJonathan emerged as our party’s presidential candidate!
EXCERPTS FROM THE SPECIAL NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY HELD ON MAY 30, 2026, IN ABUJA
INTRODUCTION
The Peoples Democratic Party, @OfficialPDPNig under the leadership of Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, had duly
served the Independent National Electoral Commission with the statutory notices
concerning our activities to select candidates for all offices. Security agencies were also notified. The venue, A Class Event Centre, for the Special National Convention in Abuja was fully paid for, and the owners accepted the payment and granted access for preparatory activities.
Surprisingly, the management of the event centre called to cancel the booking, citing an invitation
and threat from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that their certificate
of occupancy would be revoked and their event centre demolished if the PDP event was allowed
to hold there. We reminded them of the subsisting contract with us and insisted that the event must go on as planned. The Federal Capital Territory Administration doubled down by issuing a statement conveying the threats of revocation of the titles of business premises hosting events considered by them as unlawful.
As if that was not enough, by 7 p.m. on Friday, 29th May, more than 20 truckloads of policemen were deployed to block the entire road where the event centre is located, forcing motorists to drive against traffic.
DECISION
Following this situation, the leaders of the party summoned an emergency meeting of all the organs of the party- the Board of Trustees, Members of the Interim National Working Committee, members of the National Executive Committee, State Chairmen, Gubernatorial and National Assembly Candidates of the party, and other critical stakeholders, where the
situation was assessed and it was decided as follows:
1. Considering the very passionate appeal by elder statesmen, the party aborted the earlier plan to resist the security occupation of the event centre and forcefully use the venue for the ceremonies. The elders preferred that we show maturity in the face of provocation and rather defeat our adversaries at the polls instead of engaging in unnecessary physical
struggle. They admonished that when a mad person runs away with your cloth, you do not chase the deranged person naked; otherwise, those who see the chase will simply conclude that two mad people are running.
2. Since the main activity of the day is the affirmation of President Goodluck Jonathan,the stakeholders continued with the plan and President Goodluck Jonathan was unanimously affirmed, after a motion was duly moved and seconded, as the presidential candidate and flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2027 presidential election.Furthermore, the formal presentation and flag-giving ceremonies will be slated subsequently.
3. The party strongly condemned the brazen use of unmitigated power by officials of this administration, especially the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, with the obvious support of the President. They opined that if left unchecked, full blown dictatorship will sprout within a democracy, which eventually may lead to the collapse of democracy.
4. This shameful oppression has validated the widely perceived fear of the PDP by the ruling party. Whereas other parties with leadership issues similar to ours have conducted their conventions without threats from the ruling party, the PDP is too feared to be allowed the constitutionally guaranteed right to meet.
5. The party calls on the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to rein in his fear of impending loss and take practical steps to deescalate the political tensions which have been an unwarranted addition to the already heightened political temperature in the country.
6. We call on all our party members to remain steadfast and committed to the ideals of our party, conscious that very soon this battle will be over, and we will be more than conquerors.
Invitation to the
SPECIAL NATIONAL
CONVENTION
for the Ratification of the Nomination of
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR
as the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) @OfficialPDPNig
DATE: SATURDAY, 30TH MAY 2026
VENUE: 'A' CLASS EVENT CENTRE, KASSIM IBRAHIM WAY, WUSE 2, ABUJA.
TIME: 10:00AM
Comrade Ini Ememobong mnipr
National Publicity Secretary
Hon. Theophilus Dakas Shan
National Organising Secretary
PDP COMMENCES NATIONWIDE SCREENING OF ASPIRANTS.
Live pictures from the Presidential and Gubernatorial Screening Panels in Abuja.
Today, our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), @OfficialPDPNig officially commenced its nationwide screening exercise for all aspirants vying for legislative and executive offices on the party’s platform ahead of the 2027 general elections.
While the screening of senatorial, federal, and state legislative hopefuls is underway across designated centers nationwide, the high-profile screening of presidential and governorship aspirants is taking place at the national level in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Below are pictures from the screening center in Abuja.
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When African Democratic Congress and Atiku Abubakar take over power in 2027, we are going to reinvest the money from fuel subsidy removal back into the lives of the people. Rather than sharing the money to Governors, we will save it for 12 months and use the lump sum for tangible projects across all local government areas in Nigeria.
The first 12 months of the subsidy savings will be kept in a dedicated Subsidy Account. The entire first-year accrual will be used to build modernized Subsidy Healthcare Facilities across all 774 local government areas in Nigeria.
The second-year accrual will be used to build Subsidy High Schools in every local government area.
The third-year accrual will go into building Subsidy Skills Acquisition Centers across all LGAs.
Then in the fourth year, we will pause and evaluate the results and the impact on the people.
Giving governors that money is even worse than having the subsidy scam itself. Back then, ordinary citizens at least felt the impact of fuel subsidy in one way or another, but now only governors seem to be enjoying the benefits of subsidy removal while the people continue to suffer.
Too bad.
BAT brought him down on his way to a second term, and now he is here to do the same to BAT on BAT’s own journey to a second term.
At this point, every plan BAT has don scatter
BREAKING: Former President Goodluck Jonathan has officially picked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, nomination form to contest for the presidency in the 2027 general election.
His Excellency, Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, a member and the National Secretary, Interim National Working Committee (iNWC), has just submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms to contest for the office of Governor of Oyo State. The forms were submitted to the Member and National Organizing Secretary, Hon. Dakas Shan.
PDP…Power to the People!