Iyorchia Ayu emerges PDP consensus chairmanship candidate

Third Republic Senate President and former Nigerian Minister, Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged as the northern consensus candidate for the position of National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. The University teacher turned politician, Ayu, emerged after a series of meetings by stakeholders over a 72 hour period. He was chosen after two other contenders; a […]

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PDP may have zoned its national chair’s slot to Southwest

A leaked working document prepared by the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 44-member National Convention Committee on Zoning may have recommended to zone its national chairmanship position to the Southwest, according to Punch. Reports say that the committee recommended that the position of secretary should go to the North. The committee which is being chaired by […]

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Ex-Minister, Senator Stella Oduah defects from PDP to APC (Photos)

Former Minister of Aviation and senator representing Anambra North, Stella Oduah has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress party (APC). Her defection was announced during a meeting with the caretaker national chairman of the party, Mai Mala Buni on Thursday August 26. Others at the meeting were the chairman […]

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More confusion, as Kebbi High court ordered Secondus to continue as national chairman of PDP

The Kebbi State High Court, presided over by Justice Nusirat Umar has ordered Uche Secondus to return to his position as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In granting the application in a suit brought before her in Birinin Kebbi, the state capital in case KB/AC/M. 170/2021, Justice Umar said she was […]

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APC, PDP: Two Parties, the Same Coin, By Onikepo Braithwaite

As the country plunges deeper into chaos, Nigerians are watching Politicians and the ruling class actively causing, partaking and fuelling anarchy in Nigeria. Defections to the APC I was extremely amused when I heard President Buhari’s comment that Zamfara Governor, Dr Bello Matawalle, defected to the APC (All Regressives Congress) because of their exemplary performance […]

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PDP warns Zamfara Gov, Bello Matawalle not to defect to APC

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned Governor Bello Matawalle against defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The opposition party in a statement released by its spokesperson Kola Ologbondiyan, stressed that no law allows Matawalle to defect to another party since he was elected on the platform of the PDP. Members of the national assembly […]

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C’River Federal lawmakers, stakeholders remain PDP, disown gov Ayade who defects to APC

Federal lawmakers (Senate and Reps members) elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State and stakeholders from the state on Friday disowned Governor Ben Ayade, who defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday. The federal lawmakers vowed never to leave PDP and join the governor in APC, adding […]

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PDP tells Buhari to sack finance minister over N60bn printing and denial

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, to sack Nigeria’s finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, over the alleged printing of N60 billion by the Central Bank of Nigeria. PDP, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, condemned the attempt by the Buhari-led regime to deny the printing of N60 billion […]

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PDP, INEC restrained from preventing Obaseki, other aspirants of participating in Edo guber primary

A High Court sitting in Ekpoma, Edo state, Nigeria has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from removing, excluding, preventing or purporting to exclude Governor Godwin Obaseki and any of the cleared aspirants from participating in the PDP governorship primary slated for Thursday, June 25. The court ordered […]

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Malami’s memo asking for Magu’s sack, exposes corruption in Buhari’s govt ―PDP

The memo written to the President, Muhammadu Buhari, by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, recommending the sack of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, over financial impropriety has further exposed the Buhari’s government, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims. In a statement released in Abuja, […]

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Imo Assembly members who decamped from our party to APC have lost their seats -PDP

National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that members of the Imo state House of Assembly who were elected under their platform but have now defected to the APC, have automatically lost their seats. The party said this in a statement released by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Wednesday January 29. Some […]

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Akpabio’s withdrawal from Senatorial rerun is face-saving, to avoid another defeat -PDP

The People’s Democratic Party has reacted to Senator Godswill Akpabio’s withdrawal from Essien Udim Local Government Senatorial rerun election after securing a rerun win in court. Recall that the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State stated that he can’t abandon a critical national assignment placed on him by President Muhammadu Buhari in pursuit of a rerun […]

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TICAD7 proves no nation wants to do business with Buhari -PDP

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Sunday, that the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Japan was a disgraceful outing and that this was evident in the poor attention given to the him by the world leaders and investors at the 7th Tokyo International […]

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Obono-Obla and Oyo-Ita: Buhari presidency stinks – PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday said the President Muhammadu Buhari Presidency was “rotten and reeks of incurable corruption, festering up to every level.” The party made the remark in response to suspension of the Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla and the financial misappropriation in the […]

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Our witnesses coming to Presidential Election Petition Tribunal attacked by gunmen —PDP

Proceedings of Nigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja were stopped midway on Friday after the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the February 23, 2019 poll, Atiku Abubakar, said their other witnesses scheduled to testify had been attacked by unknown gunmen on their way to court. See their tweets below: Official PDP […]

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Cost of Kogi, Bayelsa guber election forms is N21m –PDP

In consideration of the forthcoming elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has pegged the purchase of its governorship election nomination forms at N21m. Rising from its 86th Emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, PDP has pegged the nomination at N20 million and the expression […]

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N500bn fraud revelation by Aisha Buhari has vindicated us -PDP

Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that the recent revelation by the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, that there is humongous fraud in the N500 billion Social Investment Programme (SIP) and the N16 billion Mosquito Net Project of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, has further vindicated its stance that the administration is deceitful and […]

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Atiku, PDP, to bring application for Bulkachuwa’s recusal from election tribunal

Nigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday, fixed May 22 for hearing on an application by the Peoples Democratic Party and its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, seeking the withdrawal of tribunal Chairman, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, from the panel. Justice Bulkachuwa fixed the date shortly after counsel to Atiku and the PDP announced that they had […]

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Buhari admits his govt is a failure -PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has  revealed how Buhari  shot himself in the leg and admitted to being corrupt without being aware of it. Taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged comment that  outrage, dissatisfaction and embitterment among the youths are responsible for kidnapping and different violations in the nation, saying the statement is a […]

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