Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has directed all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either defect with him to the All Progressives Congress, APC, or resign from their positions. The directive was reportedly issued during an ongoing State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting on Thursday, where the governor openly confirmed his decision…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has called on the three senators from Osun State who endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term to do more by leaving their party, the Peoples Democratic Party, for the APC. Basiru, while expressing his excitement at the endorsement by the opposition party in…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faces fresh internal turmoil as the committee led by former Senate President Bukola Saraki, established to revive the party, is already being confronted by threats and internal divisions that could derail its mission. The Saraki-led panel, inaugurated after an expanded meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum and other stakeholders in…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ruled out any plan to contest against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, even if his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), zones the presidency to the South. Wike made the statement in an interview with BBC Pidgin, published on Saturday. He said…
Former PDP presidential aspirant and ex-President of the World Igbo Congress, Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against fielding Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 presidential election, predicting that the party would lose the remaining states it currently controls if it does. Speaking during an interview in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed plans for a major political coalition involving the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) to confront what he described as the ‘incompetent and inefficient’ government of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku made the announcement while addressing a delegation of stakeholders from…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that three members of the House of Representatives – one from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and two from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) – have officially dumped their parties for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers who resigned from their parties included Oluwole Oke (Osun, PDP) as well…
Gabriel Suswam, former governor of Benue state, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in danger of total collapse ahead of the 2027 general election if its leaders fail to take decisive steps to address its internal crisis. Speaking on ‘The Morning Show’ on Arise TV on Tuesday, Suswam described the state of the PDP…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the north. Speaking during a media chat on Monday, Wike said he has cautioned the party against making the mistake of 2023. The PDP chieftain said the opposition party must zone its 2027…
It is rightly said, “You can’t eat your cake and have it too.” The recent “My party, my PDP” statement by former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, reeks of selective amnesia and political opportunism. This is coming from a man who, alongside his long-time political ally Atiku Abubakar, played a significant role in destabilizing and…