The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr Kennedy Peretei, has resigned, citing personal interests hijacking the party’s core purpose. In a letter to the Chairman of PDP, Arogbo 1 Ward, Ese-Odo Local Government, Peretei blamed the leadership’s indifference toward winning elections. He wrote: “I’ve decided to quit the PDP, as…
An Ibadan based politician and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Yekeen Adeojo is dead. He died in the early hours of Friday at his Iyaganku Government Reserved Area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Adeojo was the former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the PDP and held the prestigious title of Seriki Musulumi…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, has rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 elections. Edeoga, who previously served in the PDP as a federal lawmaker and commissioner in various capacities, announced his defection at the party’s state secretariat on Monday. He cited Governor Peter…
The deputy governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Emana Ambrose-Amawhe has announced her resignation from the party. Ambrose-Amawhe, who was the running mate to Sandy Onor in the 2023 election announced her resignation in a letter addressed to the chairman of Edem Odo Ward in Akpabuyo Local Government Area…
Voters in the Igbo-Etiti/Uzo-Uwani Federal Constituency of Enugu State have taken steps to recall their representative in the House of Representatives, Hon. Martins Oke. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Oke is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A petition dated March 27, 2025, was submitted to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed to ensure that former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, fails in any future attempt to become Nigeria’s president. Wike made the statement through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, in response to Atiku’s recent remarks about his choice of a running…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has opened up on why he failed to pick former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike as his running mate in 2023. Recalls that Wike lost the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential ticket for the 2023 election to Atiku. There were high expectations that Wike would deputize the former VP in…
National Vice-Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, says the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is working for Nigerians and not for All Progressives Congress (APC). Orbih in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Saturday said having sought permission through the relevant organs of the party, PDP permitted Wike…
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has condemned the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State. He also stated Governors elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will be challenging the declaration in court. According to Makinde, the decision to seek legal redress was taken at an emergency meeting of the PDP…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, restored Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, vacated the concurrent verdicts of the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal in Enugu, which sacked him from office. In the lead judgement…