The PDP National Working Committee, also known by its acronym NWC, is the

executive committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...

of the

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. The NWC is composed of 12 members, all of whom are elected to a four-year term at the party's National Convention. The NWC is headed by the chairperson, who also functions as the party's national chair. The NWC has the responsibility for the day-to-day governance of the party as well as oversight of its national activities.

Current NWC leadership

The following is a list of those who comprise the 2021 National Working Committee: * National Chairman:

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* Deputy National Chairman (North): Umar Iliya Damagum * Deputy National Chairman (South): Taofeek Arapaja * National Secretary: Samuel Anyanwu * National Treasurer: Ahmed Yayari Mohammed * National Organizing Secretary: Umar Bature * National Financial: Daniel Woyegikuro * National Woman Leader: Stella Effah-Attoe * National Youth Leader:

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* National Legal Adviser: Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade * National Publicity Secretary: Debo Ologunagba * National Auditor: Okechukwu Obiechina Daniel * Deputy National Secretary: Setonji Koshoede * Deputy National Treasurer: Ndubisi Eneh David

NWC National Chairpersons

The following is a list of Chairs of the National Working Committee: *

Alex Ekwueme Alexander Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme (21 October 1932 – 19 November 2017) was the first elected Vice President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983 during the Second Nigerian Republic serving under President Shehu Shagari as a member of the National Pe ...

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* Audu Ogbeh *

Ahmadu Ali Ahmadu Adah Ali (born 1 March 1936) is a retired Nigerian military officer, a physician and a politician. He was born in Idah, Igala Kingdom. Ali served as the Deputy Director of Army Medical Services and Chief Consulting Physician of the Milit ...

* Vincent Eze Ogbulafor *

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Haliru Mohammed Bello Haliru Mohammed Bello (born 9 October 1945) is a Nigerian politician. He was trained in veterinary medicine. He held various administrative positions under the military governments before 1999. He was Minister of Communications from June 2001 to ...

(Acting) * Kawu Baraje (Acting) *

Bamanga Tukur Bamanga Tukur ( CON) (born 15 September 1935) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as Minister for Industries in the administration of General Sani Abacha during the 1990s. He is one of the high-profile civil servants and militar ...

Adamu Mu'azu Ahmad Adamu Mu'azu CON (born 11 June 1955) is a Nigerian politician who served Governor of Bauchi State Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nig ...

Uche Secondus Prince Uche Secondus (born 22 March 1955) is a Nigerian businessman, politician, and elder statesman who was the Chairman of the PDP National Working Committee from 2017 and was suspended by the party in 2021. Secondus was acting chairman of th ...

(Acting) *

Ali Modu Sheriff Ali Modu Sheriff (born 1956) is a Nigerian politician. He is Borno State's first governor to serve two consecutive terms (2003–2011). Though Sheriff had held two elected offices as a member of All Nigeria People's Party, he would later join t ...

Ahmed Makarfi Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (born 8 August 1956) is a Nigerian politician and the former Chairman of the People's Democratic Party. He was governor of Kaduna State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007, and was elected Senator for Kaduna North in ...

(Acting) *

References

{{reflist NWC Organizations established in 1998 Executive committees of political parties

Current NWC leadership

NWC National Chairpersons

See also

References