Iyorchia Ayu, a former senate president, was early on Sunday elected as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Ayu, who was earlier adopted as the consensus candidate for the position, won the election unchallenged with 3,426 votes.

Taofeek Arapaja, a former deputy governor of Oyo state, has also emerged as national deputy chairman (south), with 2,004 votes to defeat Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former governor of Osun state, who scored 705 votes.

For the position of the national deputy chairman (north), Umar Damagum, former governorship candidate of Yobe state, polled 2,222 votes to beat Inna Ciroma, former minister of women affairs from Borno state, who garnered 365 votes.

Muhammed Suleiman from Kaduna scored 3,072 votes to defeat Usman Elkudan, also from Kaduna, who scored 219 for the position of youth leader.

Only three out of the 21 national working committee (NWC) positions were contested, while consensus candidates were adopted for the remaining positions.

The offices include national secretary, deputy national secretary, national treasurer, national financial secretary, deputy national financial secretary, national organising secretary, and deputy national organising secretary.

Others are national publicity secretary, deputy national publicity secretary, national auditor, deputy national auditor, national legal adviser, deputy national legal adviser, national women leader, deputy national women leader, deputy national youth leader, and national vice-chairpersons for north and south.

The candidates were declared duly elected by Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa state and chief returning officer of the election.

In his remarks, Ayu said the opposition party is back to rescue Nigeria from the “terrible mess” the country has been pushed into.

Here’s the full list of the newly elected National officers:

1)Iyorchia Ayu- national chairman

2)Umar Iliya Damagum- deputy national chairman (North)

3)Taofeek Arapaja- deputy national chairman (South)

4)Samuel Anyanwu (national secretary)

5)Ahmed Yayari Mohammed (national treasurer)

6)Umar Bature (national organizing secretary)

7)Daniel Woyegikuro (national financial secretary)

8)Stella Effah-Attoe (national woman leader)

9)Mohammed Kadade suleiman (national youth leader)

11) Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade (national legal adviser)

12)Debo Ologunagba (national publicity secretary)

13)Okechukwu Obiechina Daniel (national auditor)

14)Setonji Koshoede (deputy national secretary)

15)Ndubisi Eneh David (deputy national treasurer)

16)Ibrahim Abdullahi (deputy national publicity secretary)

17)Ighoyota Amori (deputy national organizing secretary)

18)Adamu Kamale (deputy national financial secretary)

19)Hajaja Yakubu Wanka (deputy national woman leader)

20)Timothy Osadolor (deputy national youth leader)

21)Okechukwu Osuoha (deputy national legal adviser).

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