The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the screening of aspirants for its 2025 Elective National Convention, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Chairman of the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) and Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, said the postponement was due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
Fintiri assured party members that a new date would be communicated soon, while expressing the committee’s regret over any inconvenience the delay might have caused.
“A new date will be communicated once fixed. The NCOC regrets any inconvenience caused by the postponement. All aspirants and members of our party should take note and be guided accordingly,” the statement read.
He reaffirmed the committee’s commitment to ensuring a credible and hitch-free national convention.
PUNCH Online had earlier reported that the PDP’s Elective National Convention is scheduled to hold between November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
On October 25, the party named a 13-member National Convention Screening Committee, chaired by former Ondo State governorship candidate and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Eyitayo Jegede, to vet aspirants for various national offices.
The postponement comes just hours after former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, declared his intention to contest for the position of National Chairman.
This development follows internal divisions within the party, as northern PDP stakeholders had earlier endorsed former Minister Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, as their consensus candidate an endorsement rejected by some factions loyal to Lamido and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
These disagreements have further deepened existing tensions within the party, which has recently witnessed a series of high-profile resignations.
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