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Politics

PDP replaces Kano state leadership with caretaker committee

Source: Punch Nigeria · 25 Sep 2026, 14:16 UTC

The Peoples Democratic Party has dissolved its State Working Committee in Kano State and appointed a caretaker committee to manage the party’s affairs. The supplied report does not identify the committee members, explain the reasons for the dissolution or state how long the interim arrangement will remain in place.

The Peoples Democratic Party has dissolved its State Working Committee in Kano State and appointed a caretaker committee to oversee the party’s affairs, according to Punch Nigeria. The move removes the existing state working committee from its role and places the party’s Kano operations under an interim structure. The source material does not name the members of the caretaker committee.

It also does not provide the reasons given by the party for dissolving the executive, or specify whether the decision followed an internal dispute, a scheduled reorganisation or another development. No timetable for the caretaker committee’s tenure is provided. The available report likewise does not state what process will be used to select a new State Working Committee.

The caretaker body is expected, according to the supplied information, to oversee the party’s affairs in Kano State while the new arrangement is in effect. Further details were not included in the source material.

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