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’s high-level Reconciliation and Strategy Committee.
The committee is tasked with healing internal rifts, restoring party unity, and crafting a forward-looking agenda for Nigeria’s main opposition party.
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’s mandate.
“We didn’t 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,” Saraki wrote, signaling a shift from rhetoric to action within the PDP’s top ranks.
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’s selection to chair the committee underscores his reputation as a bridge-builder and experienced party leader with strong relationships across Nigeria’s political spectrum.
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.
Saraki emphasized his personal belief in the PDP’s founding principles and the need for introspection. “I believe in what the PDP has stood for—and what it can still become, if we’re willing to do the hard, unglamorous work of rebuilding from the inside out.”
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.
The Enugu meeting marks one of the committee’s 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’s evolving political terrain.
