Turaki-Led PDP Begins Nationwide Membership Drive Ahead Of 2027 Elections

AI Summary

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN), announced a nationwide membership drive starting Monday to expand its support base ahead of the 2027 elections. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said the exercise aims to strengthen grassroots structures and mobilise new members. The drive follows recent changes to the election timetable, with INEC revising the presidential and National Assembly election date to 16 January 2027 and the governorship and state assembly date to 6 February 2027, and setting a deadline of 2 April 2026 for parties to submit digital membership registers. The updated schedule was signed by INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan after the Senate amended the Electoral Act. The membership drive is intended to position the PDP for the upcoming electoral contests.

Reliability

Reported by 5 sources: Arise News, Blueprint, pm_news, new_telegraph, daily_post. Also confirmed by The Guardian Nigeria.