By Deborah Hassan
365Daily– Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, a former president of the Senate, has emerged as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
This is just as Sen. Samuel Anyanwu was declared the new Secretary of the party.
19 other officials also earned positions in the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, either through election or consensus arrangement.
The NWC is responsible for the management of the party.
They emerged at the end of the party’s national convention on Saturday, October 30 and Sunday October 31, at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
See the full list of the newly-elected national officials:
National Chairman – Iyorchia Ayu (Consensus)
Deputy National Chairman (North) – Umar Damagum (Contested)
Deputy National Chairman (South) – Taofeek Arapaja (Contested)
National Secretary – Samuel Anyanwu (Consensus)
National Treasurer – Ahmed Mohammed (Unopposed)
National Organising Secretary – Umar Bature (Unopposed)
National Financial Secretary – Daniel Woyegikuro (Unopposed)
National Women’s Leader – Professor Stella Effah-Attoe (Unopposed)
National Youth Leader – Muhammed Suleiman (Contested)
National Legal Adviser – Kamaldeen Ajibade (Unopposed)
National Publicity Secretary – Debo Ologunagba (Unopposed)
National Auditor – Okechuckwu Daniel (Unopposed)
Deputy National Secretary – Setoji Kosheodo (Unopposed)
Deputy National Treasurer – Ndubisi David (Unopposed)
Deputy National Publicity Secretary – Ibrahim Abdullahi (Unopposed)
Deputy National Organising Secretary – Ighoyota Amori (Unopposed)
Deputy National Financial Secretary – Adamu Kamale (Unopposed)
Deputy National Women’s Leader – Hajara Wanka (Unopposed)
Deputy National Youth Leader – Timothy Osadolor (Unopposed)
Deputy National Legal Adviser – Okechukwu Osuoha (Unopposed)
Deputy National Auditor – Abdulrahman Mohammed (Unopposed)