PDP Ratifies Congresses Nationwide as Natasha Announces Party's National Leader, Video Trends
- A major PDP faction has ratified congresses nationwide, reaffirming party structures and internal democracy
- Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan emphasised unity and institutional stability at the 2026 PDP national convention
- Ahead of the party's primaries and the 2027 general elections, Senator Natasha named Nyesom Wike the PDP national leader
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FCT, Abuja - A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, March 29, 2026, formally ratified its ward, local government, state, and zonal congresses across the country following the adoption of a motion moved by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi Central, at the just-concluded 2026 PDP National Convention held in Abuja.
As reported by TVC News, delegates at the convention unanimously adopted the motion and its accompanying prayers presented by the outspoken federal legislator, paving the way for the validation of party structures in affected states and reinforcing the party’s internal reorganisation ahead of future electoral engagements.
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The Punch also reported the development from Abuja.
Moving the motion before thousands of party stakeholders, Senator Natasha emphasised the importance of unity, legality, and institutional stability within the party, noting that the ratification process was essential to consolidating the PDP’s democratic foundations.
She said:
“Today’s decision is not merely procedural; it is a reaffirmation of our collective commitment to internal democracy, party discipline, and respect for due process.
“The PDP remains a party governed by rules, consultations, and the will of its members at all levels.”
PDP ratifies congresses across states
The motion sought the convention’s approval to ratify congresses conducted in several states, following resolutions of the National Executive Committee (NEC) and recommendations of the National Caretaker Working Committee (NCWC).
According to submissions presented on the convention floor, congresses earlier conducted in states including Abia, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa, Ogun, Osun, Niger, Rivers, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were formally endorsed. The convention also approved repeat congresses organised in states such as Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara.
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Natasha names Wike PDP leader
Meanwhile, Senator Natasha has identified Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, as the national leader of the PDP.
Speaking at the factional PDP convention, Natasha said:
"Standing on the dignified protocol already laid, and with special recognition to our national leader of our great party, the PDP, His Excellency Nyesom Wike, and also acknowledging the presence of the delegates of Kogi State who are here in the full glory. Salute, Kogi."
Natasha’s trending video can be viewed below through the X post below:
'Put your house in order,' Analyst tells PDP
Commenting on the PDP's prolonged crisis, Sulaimon Adigun Muse, a senior lecturer in the department of political science education, Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), asked the PDP to put its house in order and resolve internal crises ahead of the 2027 elections.
Muse, president of the Global Academy of Political Entrepreneurship and Leadership (GAPEL), warned that forcing heavyweights out of an opposition party as large as the PDP casts a dark shadow over Nigeria’s democracy.
He stated:
“First, the PDP needs to comply with its own constitution. It has been chaos in the party, and this has to end as soon as possible, especially as the general election is not far away.
"Also, when elders sit to settle a land dispute, they know who the legitimate owner is, but both sides must be heard so that no one claims they were denied a fair hearing.”
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Solution to PDP's crisis
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that ahead of the 2027 elections, Wike asked the PDP to respect the court's judgments on the party's national convention.
The PDP chieftain, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s 'Politics Today', monitored by Legit.ng
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