Former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has formally stepped down as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing zoning principles and the emergence of a new National Chairman from his geopolitical zone. His resignation followed the election of former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru […]

Mr Makarfi said he resigned because of his belief that the national chairman of the party and the secretary of the BoT should not come from the same geopolitical zone.

He announced his resignation in a letter dated November 17, 2025, addressed to the Chairman of the BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara.

An erstwhile governor of Kaduna State and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ahmed Makarfi, has resigned. In his