The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of the screening of aspirants for its 2025 Elective National Convention, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
According to a statement published on Monday by Ahmadu Fintiri, Chairman of the National Convention Organizing Committee and Governor of Adamawa State, the exercise has been postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
Fintiri stated that a new date for the screening will be given to all aspirants and party members in due course, and that the committee regretted any trouble the postponement had 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 note the foregoing and be guided accordingly,” the statement added.
He stressed the committee’s commitment to conducting a credible and hitch-free national convention.
The party will hold its 2025 Elective National Convention between November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
In a statement made on October 25, 2025, the PDP announced the formation of a 13-member National Convention Screening Committee to vet candidates for national office before the convention.
According to a statement issued by the party’s National Convention Organizing Committee and signed by its Chairman, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who also serves as Governor of Adamawa State, the screening exercise will take place on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, a former governorship candidate in Ondo State and a respected legal luminary, will chair the committee.
The postponement comes only hours after Alhaji Sule Lamido, a key party member and former governor of Jigawa State, announced his intention to run for national chairmanship.
This occurred despite the fact that the northern PDP stakeholders had previously chosen former Minister Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, as their consensus candidate for the chairmanship.
However, several PDP groups, notably those affiliated with Lamido and another senior leader, Nyesom Wike, have rejected Turaki’s endorsement, claiming that the process lacked adequate consultation, signaling deepening tensions within the party, which has seen major members resign in recent months.
