A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership, led by its chairman, Alhaji Taminu Turaki, on Saturday held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Turaki arrived at Obasanjo’s residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library at about 11:38 a.m., accompanied by former Niger State governor, Alhaji Muazu Babangida, former Plateau State governor, Senator Jonah Jang, and other senior party leaders. The delegation later proceeded into a private meeting with the former president.
Details of the discussions were not disclosed.
Obasanjo has previously hosted several high-level PDP meetings at the Abeokuta residence. Ahead of the party’s 2023 presidential primaries, he met in May 2022 with then governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), as well as former Cross River State governor Donald Duke.
Earlier in January 2022, Obasanjo told a PDP delegation led by then national chairman Iyorchia Ayu that he would not return to the party, despite continued engagements with its leadership.
Meanwhile, Turaki reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to restoring internal democracy within the PDP and returning decision-making power to party members.
Speaking to party members and supporters at the PDP state secretariat shortly after the visit, Turaki said the party was on a clear path to reclaiming its dominant political position, beginning with the 2026 governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states.
In a statement released on the party’s official social media platforms, Turaki expressed confidence in the PDP’s prospects in the South-West.
“Let me assure all our members and the good people of the South-West: we will win Ekiti, we will win Osun, and we are not stopping there. By the special grace of God and the unwavering support of our people, we will take over Ogun State,” he said.
Turaki said Obasanjo’s counsel during the meeting had reinvigorated the party’s leadership and sharpened its strategic focus on regaining power.
He identified grassroots mobilisation and renewed unity within the party as key drivers of the PDP’s electoral strategy, stressing that its South-West agenda centres on responsible governance, economic revival, and the delivery of democratic dividends.
“Nigerians are tired of the current trajectory and are ready to return to the PDP,” Turaki added.
He also reiterated the party’s commitment to internal democracy, describing it as essential to presenting Nigerians with a credible and formidable alternative to the ruling party in future elections.
