The Peoples Democratic Party’s National Working Committee has authorised Lagos State Deputy Chairman Kayode Ogunbiyi to act as the party’s state chairman.
The authorisation is contained in a letter dated November 3, 2026, and signed by Umar Bature,National Organising Secretary. The letter, reference PDP/NOS/GF1/Vol.1/009, was addressed to the state deputy chairman.
Bature stated that the decision followed the ill health of substantive Chairman Muka Popoola. “Due to the ill health of the substantive Chairman of Lagos State, Muka Popoola, the National Organising Secretary, on behalf of the National Working Committee, hereby authorises the State Deputy Chairman of the party to act as the chairman with effect from the date of this letter pending when a congress could be organised accordingly,” the letter read.
Ogunbiyi’s appointment took immediate effect, pending the organisation of a party congress. The National Organising Secretary congratulated the acting chairman on his new responsibility.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the development places Ogunbiyi in charge of the party’s affairs in the state until a congress determines the substantive leadership.
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