Kogi Central PDP Inaugurates 2027 Campaign Organisation, Names Eltudaiye DG, Karaku Chairman
Kogi Central PDP Inaugurates 2027 Campaign Organisation, Names Dr. Salami Etudaiye DG, Hon. Abubakar Yahaya Karaku Chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi Central Senatorial District has inaugurated its campaign organisation ahead of the 2027 General Elections, with a charge to members to embark on an aggressive grassroots mobilisation strategy aimed at securing victory for all PDP candidates in the senatorial district.
The campaign organisation, inaugurated under the leadership of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, appointed Dr. Salami Etudaiye, PhD, as Director-General (DG) and Hon. Alhaji Abubakar Yahaya Karaku as Campaign Chairman.
Other members of the campaign organisation are Hon. Jacob Ogirima Anebe, Secretary; Hon. Ilyasu Zubair, Head of Operations; Hon. Isiaka Uhuanaye, Head of Technicals; and Hon. Jane Onoba, Head of Welfare.
Senator Natasha charges campaign team on grassroots mobilisation
Speaking at the inauguration, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan charged the newly inaugurated campaign team to work tirelessly for the success of all PDP candidates in Kogi Central, stressing that the party’s campaign must be firmly rooted in the grassroots.
According to her, the campaign must go beyond conventional rallies and embrace direct engagement with the electorate through sustained grassroots mobilisation.
“This campaign must be house-to-house and polling-unit-by-polling-unit. We must reach our people directly, listen to them, engage them and explain clearly why the PDP remains the best platform for the development and progress of our people.”
The senator further called on the campaign organisation to open its doors to everyone willing to contribute to the party’s success, irrespective of previous political differences.
“We must open our doors for everyone who wants to join this moving train and this winning team. There is room for everyone who believes in the PDP and in the future we are building for Kogi Central.”
She urged members of the campaign organisation to demonstrate discipline, unity and commitment while ensuring that every ward and polling unit was adequately covered.
Senator Natasha also emphasised the importance of teamwork, noting that the forthcoming election would require the collective efforts of party leaders, women, youths, ward executives, campaign coordinators, volunteers and other stakeholders.
In his acceptance speech, the newly appointed Campaign Director-General, Dr. Salami Etudaiye, PhD, described his appointment as a sacred responsibility and vowed to deploy his experience, energy and organisational capacity towards delivering victory for the PDP.
“I stand before you today with a heart full of gratitude and a spirit on fire. I accept, with humility and with steely resolve, the sacred responsibility you have placed upon me as Director-General of this campaign.”
He stressed that the appointment was not merely ceremonial but a call to organise a formidable political movement across Kogi Central.
“This is not a ceremonial title. This is a call to battle. I did not accept this assignment to manage a campaign of polite handshakes and quiet meetings. I accepted it to organise a movement.”
Dr. Etudaiye said the campaign would penetrate every segment of Kogi Central, including Okene, Adavi, Ajaokuta and Okehi, with particular attention to wards, polling units, streets, markets, campuses and households.
“We are not going into this election to beg. We are going in to win and to win decisively.”
The Campaign DG called on PDP members across the senatorial district to rise to the occasion, insisting that victory would depend on effective organisation, mobilisation, unity and discipline.
He particularly appealed to women and youths to play active roles in the campaign, describing women as the backbone of the party and youths as an indispensable component of modern political mobilisation.
