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…]
Ashiru was speaking following Tuesday night’s meeting he and 16 other PDP governorship candidates had with Wike in Port Harcourt, days after first meeting with the party’s presidential flag bearer and former Vice President, Atiku. Ashiru, speaking of behalf of the team of PDP guber candidates after the closed door meeting with Wike, said: “It … [Read more…]
Ahead of the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee scheduled for Thursday in Abuja, the NEC members are divided over the clamour for the removal of the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu. While some NEC members from the South argued that Ayu’s removal was the only way out of the … [Read more…]
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that his failure to emerge as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential primary election was the will of God. Umahi was one of the APC presidential aspirants who wanted the presidential ticket, but the National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, … [Read more…]
The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, of whipping up sentiments through the church. Obi, who is fast gaining popularity, especially on social media, has made several visits to churches, where he was warmly received. In an interview with … [Read more…]
Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, yesterday, stormed the ‘Buhari House’ national secretariat of the party and demanded the immediate sack of Mr. Ugochukwu Agballah-led State Working Committee. The leaders were led by former Senate President and South East leader in the defunct Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of … [Read more…]