The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the results of the Edo State Governorship election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Acting National Chairman of the party Amb. Umar Damagum announced this at an ongoing media briefing in Abuja, on Monday. He insisted that the people of Edo State voted for…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has alleged that the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is caused by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The former minister raised the accusation on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the PDP Board of Trustees, led by Senator Adolphus Wabara, at the Government House in Bauchi. Mohammed,…
Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed all 23 local government chairmen in the state to contest the forthcoming local government elections under the banner of the All People’s Party (APP). The decision comes in the wake of Governor Fubara losing control of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) structure in Rivers State to former governor and…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has filed a lawsuit against the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi. This was in response to allegations that the presidency, through the NSA and the Department of State Services (DSS, plans to manipulate the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state. Aziegbemi…
Ahead of the Edo State Governorship election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, and Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, have stormed Benin City, the state capital. The duo is in the state for the PDP Grand Finale Rally in the Oredo Local Government Area of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dared any governor of leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to come on national television and call him a mole. He said this in an interview on a Channels Television Political Programme, Politics Today, in Abuja, late on Friday. The FCT minister…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State has suspended its former governorship candidate in the state, Senator Dino Melaye, over alleged anti-party activities. Melaye’s suspension by the executive committee of the party in Ayetoro Gbede, Ward 1 was announced in a memo dated September 12, 2024. The memo reads: “Ward Party Executive Committee of…
In a decisive move that fortifies his position within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has secured a significant victory in the ongoing party leadership crisis. The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) has officially endorsed the Rivers State congresses, a key decision amidst the party’s internal strife. This…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cautioned the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration against the indiscriminate arrest of labour leaders, activists, protesters and innocent citizens; because such arrests could throw the nation into chaos. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, gave the words of caution while reacting to the…
Governors elected on the platform of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have drawn a battle line with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike, over the crisis in the Rivers State chapter of the party. The governors, Saturday Vanguard gathered may also move against the National Chairman, Amb. Umar…