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 or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly o ...

of the People's Democratic Party in

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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 (suspended):

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* Acting National Chairman : Umar Iliya Damagum * Deputy National Chairman (South): Taofeek Arapaja * National Secretary:

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(Sacked by the Appeal Court of Nigeria, Enugu) and replaced with S. K. E. Udeh-Okoye * National Treasurer: Ahmed Yayari Mohammed * National Organizing Secretary: Umar Bature * National Financial: Daniel Woyegikuro * National Woman Leader: Stella Effah-Attoe * National Youth Leader: Muhammed Kadade Suleiman * National Legal Adviser: Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade * National Publicity Secretary: Debo Ologunagba * National Auditor: Okechukwu Obiechina Daniel * Deputy National Secretary: Setonji Koshoedo * Deputy National Treasurer: Ndubisi Eneh David

NWC chairpersons

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

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* Barnabas Andyar Gemade * Audu Ogbeh * Ahmadu Ali * Vincent Eze Ogbulafor *

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(Acting) * Kawu Baraje (Acting) *

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

(Acting) *

Ali Modu Sheriff Ali Modu Sheriff (born 1956) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Borno State from 2003 to 2011. He was the first governor to serve two consecutive terms. Though Sheriff had held two elected offices as a member of All Nigeria P ...

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(Acting) *

References

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

Current NWC leadership

NWC chairpersons

See also

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