Few weeks after his house was marked for demolition, Hon Marcus Onobun, the lawmaker representing Esan West, Esan Central and Igueben in the House of Representatives, is set to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Onobun, a former Edo Speaker, is the only Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member elected to the National Assembly. He was,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter dated July 14 and made public on Wednesday, Atiku announced his resignation, stating that the decision was necessitated by what he described as a departure from the founding ideals of the…
The Technical Adviser to Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri on Print Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Wisdom Oniekpar Ikuli, has confirmed the possibility of an imminent defection of the governor to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as “non-negotiable and sacrosanct.” Ikuli, who is also the convener of Concerned Bayelsa Stakeholders, made the…
Amid growing rumour over the alleged plan by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the leadership Caucus of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, on Saturday declared that they will follow him anywhere regarding his next political moves. The caucus, which passed a vote of confidence on…
The Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke is set to join the All Progressive Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party, our correspondent reliably gathered. A source close to the Governor told GISTSMATE MEDIA correspondent that the Governor is currently holding a meeting with the PDP leaders in the state. “Yes, over possible defection, the Governor is…
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, says the main opposition party would continue to lose elections in the state because of its weak grassroots structure. Adediran, who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recently, said this after casting his vote during…
Adamu Waziri, a founding member and Board of Trustees member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has resigned from the party and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing a loss of credibility in the PDP’s current leadership. Waziri made the announcement on Monday at his Dogo Tebo Ward in Potiskum, Yobe State, where he…
A former Chairman of Gombe State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee, Air Vice Marshal Shehu Adamu Fura (Rtd), has resigned from the party and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). AVM Fura, in a letter addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman of Pantami Ward in Gombe local government area, said his decision followed wide…
Seven members of the House of Representatives from Akwa Ibom State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Young Progressive Party (YPP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing unresolved internal crises in their former parties. Their letters of defection, led by the leader of the Akwa Ibom caucus in the House,…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Acting National Chairman Umar Ilyas Damagum expressed confidence yesterday that the party members who defected would ‘’run back.’’ Damagun hinged his belief on the return of unity to the PDP leadership and therefore advised members contemplating leaving the nation’s main opposition party to have a rethink. He said: “To those who…