POLITICS: PDP Elders, Likeminds Forum Back Existing Party Leadership in Taraba.

By Jako Keke, March 14, 2026.

The Elders Forum of the (PDP) and the Likeminds Forum in , , have reaffirmed their support for the existing leadership structure of the party in the state and rejected the recognition of any faction operating outside the established leadership.

The resolution followed a joint meeting of both forums held on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Jalingo, where party elders and stakeholders deliberated on issues affecting the party in Taraba State.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the forum declared that it does not recognize any faction or group that operates contrary to the properly constituted leadership of the party in the state.

The meeting also reaffirmed recognition of the legally constituted leadership of the PDP from the ward level up to the State Working Committee.

The forum further called on members of the party across Taraba State to mobilize and participate actively in the ongoing electronic registration exercise of the party.

According to the communiqué, stakeholders were urged to facilitate and support the e-registration process in their respective wards and local government areas to strengthen the party’s membership base.

The joint forum also appealed to members of the party to remain calm while awaiting the decision of the Board of Trustees of the party on issues currently affecting the party.

The communiqué was jointly signed by the Chairman of the PDP Elders Forum, Hon. Chief John Mamman, and the Chairman of the Likeminds Forum, Hon. Dr. Hilkiah Bubajoda Mafindi.

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