GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, kept leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, guessing over his next move following a vote of confidence passed on the Senator Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee. Wike and those sympathetic to his cause had demanded Ayu’s resignation as a precondition for peace. But indications emerged, yesterday, that … [Read more…]
By Onochie Jon-Igwesi Labour Party was almost nowhere to be seen in the build up to the 2023 political scene before May 27, 2022, when Mr Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State and 2019 PDP Vice Presidential candidate, formally announced his decision to join their fold after exiting the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. … [Read more…]
The crisis rocking the peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not over yet as the scheduled date for the proposed reconciliation meeting between the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, remains uncertain. At the weekend, Ayu confirmed that the National Working Committee (NWC) would meet with Wike and other aggrieved members … [Read more…]
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the vote of confidence the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) passed on Senator Iyorchia Ayu, PDP Chairman, cannot save him. Last week, the party’s NEC passed a confidence vote on Ayu. But speaking at the Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt, during … [Read more…]
Okwute Enugu @ New York City Meet and Greet By M. O. ENE If there were doubts about the potentials of PDP gubernatorial candidate and running mate, Barristers Peter N. Mbah and Ifeanyi Ossai respectively, they were erased last night/early this morning in the Big Apple—New York City. The third leg of their US meet-and-greet … [Read more…]
CLAIM: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, earlier this week, claimed that Rivers State has given the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) the highest number of votes in all presidential elections in Nigeria since 1999. VERDICT: Largely true FULL TEXT Governor Wike made the claim on Tuesday, at the inauguration of the Etche Campus of the Rivers State … [Read more…]
The ding-dong in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continued, yesterday, as Governor Nyesom Wike maintained his hard stance despite a confidence vote in Senator Iyorchia Ayu by the National Executive Committee (NEC) at a meeting attended by only six of the party’s 13 governors. Not even the decision by Walid Jibrin to step down as chairman … [Read more…]
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has emerged as the new Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum. Makinde emerged as the new chairman few minutes after the former chairman, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State resigns from the position on Thursday. The oyo state governor emerged as the new chairman at the ongoing PDP … [Read more…]
The National Executive Council of the Peoples Democratic Party has passed a vote of confidence in the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, suggesting that the party chairman will not be stepping down any time soon. There have been calls by some members of the party that Ayu should step down as the … [Read more…]
The Chairman of the Board of Trustee (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, has resigned his position over the crisis rocking the party. He disclosed this at the National Executive Council meeting currently going on in Abuja. Walid said his resignation was to curb the crisis in the party and make sure … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday declared that he was not threatened by the candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. The former Lagos State governor, who spoke when he met with the leadership of the party at its headquarters … [Read more…]
…Congratulates him on his appointment The State Executive Committee of Peter Mbah Grassroots Canvassers (PMGC), led by the Director General, Sir Steve Avah Esq., Wednesday, September 7, 2022, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of Barr. Peter Mbah Campaign Organisation at the Campaign Office, Independence Layout, Enugu. In a statement by Chris Enebe, … [Read more…]