A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has claimed that PDP governors are being forced to abandon their party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ologbondiyan made this statement against the backdrop of the recent meeting between President Bola Tinubu, the suspended governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, and Nyesom Wike,…
The anti-Tinubu coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for playing the spoiler for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election, accusing them of usurping the powers of other organs of the PDP and killing the opposition. The coalition in a statement…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the aegis of the PDP Governors Forum, have ruled out any possibility of forming a coalition or merging with any other political party ahead of the 2027 general elections. This decision was one of the key highlights from the Forum’s 24th meeting for…
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have said that they stand in solidarity with their colleague from Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara over the declaration of a State of Emergency in the South-South state by President Bola Tinubu. The governors under the platform of the PDP Governors’ Forum made the declaration in Ibadan, Oyo State…
A meeting of PDP governors is underway at the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan. The meeting which is taking place in the Executive Council Chamber, is being led by Senator Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. The meeting follows a Sunday night gala hosted by Oyo State…
The governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have strongly opposed the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF), Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja,…
Strong indications have emerged that more governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may move to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 general election. Vanguard gathered that moves by the PDP governors to dump their party may not be in connection with lingering and unresolved crisis in…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Bola Tinubu to “urgently” review his economic policies that are causing hardship for citizens. The governors spoke in a communiqué issued at the end of a two-day meeting held at the Plateau state government house in Jos. Bala Mohammed, chairman of…
Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has fueled defection rumours with his unexpected attendance at a meeting of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. The meeting, which took place at the Taraba State Government House, was hosted by Governor Agbu Kefas and attended by some PDP…