{"id":163921,"date":"2025-05-23T23:28:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/saraki-leads-pdp-reconciliation-committee-begins-consultations-with-key-stakeholders"},"modified":"2025-05-24T00:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:47:39","slug":"saraki-leads-pdp-reconciliation-committee-begins-consultations-with-key-stakeholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/saraki-leads-pdp-reconciliation-committee-begins-consultations-with-key-stakeholders","title":{"rendered":"Saraki leads PDP reconciliation committee, begins consultations with key stakeholders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>As part of renewed efforts to reposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has been appointed to lead the party\u2019s high-level Reconciliation and Strategy Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The committee is tasked with healing internal rifts, restoring party unity, and crafting a forward-looking agenda for Nigeria\u2019s main opposition party.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet posted via his verified X account (@bukolasaraki) on Friday, Saraki disclosed that he had concluded a strategic meeting in Enugu with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, alongside committee members, Senators Seriake Dickson and Ibrahim Dankwambo. The session is one of several nationwide consultations being carried out under the committee\u2019s mandate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t sidestep the issues. We confronted the fractures in our foundation, asked the hard questions, and began shaping a real, workable plan to move our party forward,\u201d Saraki wrote, signaling a shift from rhetoric to action within the PDP\u2019s top ranks.<\/p>\n<p>The Reconciliation and Strategy Committee, inaugurated by the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), was created to address persistent party divisions that have weakened its cohesion since the 2023 general elections. Saraki\u2019s selection to chair the committee underscores his reputation as a bridge-builder and experienced party leader with strong relationships across Nigeria\u2019s political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Party insiders say the committee is prioritizing dialogues with aggrieved stakeholders, state governors, former aspirants, and members at the grassroots, while also developing a blueprint to reposition the PDP ideologically and strategically.<\/p>\n<p>Saraki emphasized his personal belief in the PDP\u2019s founding principles and the need for introspection. \u201cI believe in what the PDP has stood for\u2014and what it can still become, if we\u2019re willing to do the hard, unglamorous work of rebuilding from the inside out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that although the task ahead would not be easy, the party has the people, the clarity, and the commitment needed to reemerge as a credible political force.<\/p>\n<p>The Enugu meeting marks one of the committee\u2019s first major engagements, with more regional consultations expected in the coming weeks as the PDP intensifies efforts to reunite its ranks and reassert itself as a viable alternative in Nigeria\u2019s evolving political terrain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. As part of renewed efforts to reposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has been appointed to lead the party\u2019s high-level Reconciliation and Strategy Committee. 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