New PDP Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, Talks Tough, Dares Wike

<h4>New PDP Chairman<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar;&comma; Kabiru Tanimu Turaki&comma; has pledged to lead a comprehensive reform agenda aimed at restoring internal democracy&comma; strengthening party unity and bringing an end to longstanding grievances within the party&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also said that PDP under his watch will not tolerate impunity as exhibited by former Rivers State governors&comma; Nyemson Wike&comma; Ayo Fayose and others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Delivering his acceptance speech on Saturday at the PDP national convention in Ibadan&comma; Oyo State&comma; Turaki said he was fully aware of the enormity of the assignment before him but expressed confidence in the party’s ability to rebound&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The cross you have given us means you expect us to carry it to the Nigerian people—and we will&comma;” he told delegates&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are not under any illusion that the task ahead is simple&period; Our party is at a crossroads&comma; but we are equal to the challenge&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs said the new National Working Committee would soon unveil a detailed operational blueprint that would define the party’s direction over the coming months&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;31128" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-31128" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-31128" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;Kabiru-Tanimu-Turaki-300x287&period;webp" alt&equals;"New PDP Chairman&comma; Kabiru Tanimu Turaki&comma; Talks Tough&comma; Dares Wike" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"287" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-31128" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>New PDP Chairman&comma; Kabiru Tanimu Turaki<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Very soon&comma; we shall be rolling out our guiding principles and the modus operandi for achieving them&period; Once that is done&comma; we will hit the ground running from day one&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Turaki assured members that the mandate entrusted to him would not be taken for granted&comma; insisting that the PDP’s strength lies in its grassroots support and the democratic ideals it was founded upon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Today&comma; the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Peoples Democratic Party<&sol;a> remains the only political party that has retained its name since inception&period; That is because this party belongs to the Nigerian people&comma;” he said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Make no mistake—we are returning the party to the people&period; There will be no more impunity&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Turaki emerged victorious at the national convention&comma; where delegates from 17 states participated in electing new national officers&period; He secured 1&comma;516 votes to clinch the chairmanship seat in the election held at the Lekan Salami Stadium&comma; Adamasingba&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Announcing the results&comma; former Anambra Central Senator&comma; Ben Obi&comma; said Senator Yakubu Danmarke placed second with 275 votes&period; He also declared former Oyo State Deputy Governor&comma; Taofeek Arapaja&comma; as the newly elected National Secretary of the party&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;