By Eteteonline
Former President Goodluck Jonathan hosted a high-level consultative meeting with members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), chaired by National Chairman Dr. Kabiru Turaki, SAN, at his private office in Abuja on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
The delegation also included Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN; Chief Mike Oghiadome; Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi; Hajiya Zainab Maina; Professor Jerry Gana; and Dr. Mu’azu Aliyu.
The party’s reconciliation process and strategic repositioning in advance of the 2027 general election were the main topics of discussion during the meeting.
Turaki expressed gratitude to Jonathan for his wise advice and steadfast support of the PDP. He gave the former Nigerian leader his word that the PDP’s current leadership was dedicated to a thorough “Rebirth Agenda” to restore and fortify the party.
Turaki said, “We came to seek your guidance and to brief you on the prospects and challenges before the party. Our goal is to return power to the people and reposition the PDP as the party of the majority of Nigerians.
“We are reaching out to aggrieved members because a united PDP remains the most viable platform for a balanced and prosperous Nigeria.”
In response, former President Goodluck Jonathan stated that despite party defections to the current All Progressives Congress (APC), he felt a great sense of joy knowing that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is still alive, strong, and resilient.
Jonathan described the PDP as a national institution rather than just a political platform, claiming that the party had the institutional strength and historical endurance needed to overcome its current internal problems.
Jonathan reiterated that, as the sole legacy political party to have remained in existence since 1998, the PDP continues to be a cornerstone of Nigerian democracy.
“The PDP, being the only surviving original political party since 1998, has been a critical contributor to our democracy since 1999. I have been a beneficiary of this party, which gave me the opportunity to serve as Deputy Governor, Governor, Vice President, and President.
“I am grateful to the party and will continue to contribute my quota because I feel deeply indebted to it,” Jonathan stated.
In a chat with the media, Turaki said, “We came this evening to visit one of our very important leaders, former President of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR, PhD.
“First, to introduce members of the newly elected National Working Committee to him, and then to tell him what we’ve been doing since our election in the National Convention that was held last November in Ibadan.
“We’ve briefed him on the state of the party, the challenges, the prospects, and in this visit, we are accompanied by former governors, members of the Board of Trustees, founding fathers and founding mothers, Forum of State Chairmen, in addition to other leaders of the party that also include former ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“We have solicited, as usual, for his support, for his guidance, for his advice, as always. And we have his assurance that he’s still a card-carrying member of the Peoples Democratic Party, that he’s still active, and that he will even be more active these days in the activities and affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party.
“And he has assured us that PDP has done everything for him that can be done to an individual, and that he still feels that he remains obligated to PDP.
“And his remarks and statements are not only reassuring, but, indeed, they are very, very encouraging as we begin to prepare for elections, off-season elections in Ekiti and Osun this year and the 2027 general election.”
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