Former Kaduna State Governor, Ahmed Makarfi, has formally resigned as Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), citing the need to preserve the party’s zoning arrangement in its leadership structure.
The resignation comes two days after the PDP national convention elected Kabiru Turaki, a former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, as the party’s new National Chairman.
Like Makarfi, Turaki hails from the North-West geopolitical zone.In his resignation letter dated November 17, 2025, and addressed to BoT Chairman Senator Adolphus Wabara, Makarfi explained that he could no longer continue in the role now that both the National Chairman and BoT Secretary are from the same zone.
“You may recall that about two months ago,ed the same on the board’s WhatsApp platform,” Makarfi wrote. “Mr Chairman, you personally urged me to stay on until after a convention that produced a chairman.”
Reaffirming his long-held position, the former governor stated: “The principal reason for my resignation then and now was, and is still, my belief that the national chairman of the party and the secretary should not come from the same geopolitical zone.”
“Now that a chairman has emerged from the North-West, where I come from, it is necessary to give him full space to do the needful,” he added, stressing the importance of avoiding “an impression of imbalance” in the party’s leadership.
Makarfi, who served as Kaduna governor from 1999 to 2007, expressed gratitude to the BoT leadership and members for the cordial relationship during his tenure.
“I truly appreciate the very respectful relationship between us during my period as secretary. I also appreciate all board members for their support and the good relationship that prevailed,” he wrote.The resignation takes immediate effect.
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