The Peoples Democratic Party is pulling itself together with remarkable speed.
Less than one month after the bitterly contested Ibadan National Convention, PDP power blocs have launched a full-scale unity offensive in Abuja, throwing their weight behind the new National Working Committee led by Chairman Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN.
In what party insiders are calling a “political pilgrimage of reconciliation,” every major organ of the PDP is storming the capital this week to pledge loyalty and map strategy for the 2026–2027 election cycle.
The solidarity train starts rolling on Wednesday, 10 December when Turaki’s NWC hosts all 36 state chairmen, FCT chairman, House of Representatives caucus members and national ex-officio members. At the same meeting, the committee will formally hand the Certificate of Return to Ekiti governorship candidate Dr. Oluwole Oluyede ahead of the June 2026 election.
The reconciliation marathon continues on 16 December with former PDP governors, former ministers and past NWC members, followed by the Senate caucus on 17 December for what sources describe as “deep strategic talks.”
A senior party official told NewsFocus: “This is not just courtesy visits. It is a deliberate show of unity. Everyone has seen what disunity cost us in 2023. Nobody wants a repeat.”
In a separate move to clear internal hurdles, the Turaki-led NWC has constituted a 25-member Osun State Governorship Appeal Panel chaired by the National Chairman himself. The panel will sit on Thursday, 11 December 2025, at Bauchi Governors Lodge, Asokoro, to hear grievances arising from the recent Osun 2026 primaries.
With former Deputy National Chairman Amb. Taofeek Arapaja as secretary and a broad geographical spread of members, the panel has been directed to strictly follow the PDP Constitution (2025 as amended) and the Electoral Act 2022.
Party sources say the swift formation of the appeal panel and the packed unity schedule are deliberate signals: the new leadership is ready to heal wounds, enforce discipline, and position PDP as a credible alternative once again.
One former governor attending next week’s session summed it up: “We either hang together now, or we hang separately in 2027.”
For the first time in years, the PDP looks like it is choosing the first option.
