PDP Chair Slot: ex-Senate president, former governor emerge as favourites from North Central

  • The North Central caucus of the PDP has begun serious consultations and negotiations to produce a replacement for Iyorchia Ayu
  • PDP leaders from he zone have at least two names as favorites: former Senate President Bukola Saraki and Senator Gabriel Suswam
  • To make sure one of the favourties emerge as the next national chairman of the PDP, party leaders met recently in Abuja to fine-tune talks on this issue

Abuja – Following the truncated tenure of Dr. Iyiorchia Ayu, the former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), names like Bukola Saraki (former Senate president) and Senator Gabriel Suswam are emerging as favourites and potential replacements.

This is as the North Central Caucus of the PDP has started consultations among party leaders to produce a national chairperson from the zone.