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From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
As part of moves to consolidate its grip on the structures of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the camp of former governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT), Chief Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has concluded plans to open a new secretariat in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The party in the state is also expected to conduct the state elective congress in preparation for the party’s national convention, billed for March 29 in Abuja.
The commissioning of the new secretariat, billed for Saturday, March 14, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, has become imperative following the sack of the Solomon Agwana-led State Working Committee in April 2025 and the abandonment of the old secretariat along Isaac Boro Expressway, Yenagoa.
The acting chairman of the caretaker committee of PDP in Bayelsa State, Hon Alabh George Turnah, will perform the commissioning of the new secretariat.
The opening of the secretariat is expected to be witnessed by party leaders in the state, including newly elected ward and local government executives of the party, women, and youth groups.
A statement by the acting state secretary of the party, Alfreder Ebibofayei Ato, stated that the commissioning would precede the Bayelsa State Elective Congress.
She also disclosed that the inauguration and swearing in of all elected Ward, Local Government, and the State Executive Committee members would take place after the commissioning of the new state secretariat.
Ato enjoined all members of the party and Bayelsans to join the leadership in celebrating a new dawn of PDP in Bayelsa State.
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The party held a peaceful and successful local government congress across the eight local government areas on Saturday, March 7, which produced eight local government chairmen of the party.
It also held successful ward congresses on March 3 across the 105 wards in the state, demonstrating the acceptability of the party in the state by Bayelsans.
Hon Turnah had, during the conduct of the Ogbia Local Government congress in Ogbia town, declared that the successful conduct of wards and local government congresses across the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State is verifiable evidence that the PDP is alive in Bayelsa State.
He had dismissed all fears of the collapse of the party in Bayelsa State, stressing that the party would field credible candidates in the 2027 elections and reclaim Bayelsa State.
