The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a fresh list of political party candidates that will participate in the November 6 governorship election blanking out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and giving a clean bill of health to former Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo as the candidate of the All … [Read more…]
National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, yesterday, alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun plans to rig the 2023 general election. Secondus, in a statement by Ike Abonyi, said the Presidency and ruling party were not working towards free and fair polls in 2023. He spoke against the … [Read more…]
THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, appears to be heading for another crisis, as members of the Board of Trustees, BoT, expanded leaders and other stakeholders have kicked against attempts by governors elected on the platform of the party to resurrect the Unity List which led to the emergence of the current national chairman, Mr. … [Read more…]
Judgment day for Secondus as govs, elders decide fate It’s judgment day for embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, as governors and elders of the party meet to iron out grey areas rocking the opposition party, including calls for his sack by some party faithful. Daily Sun gathered … [Read more…]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, warned people behind security problems in the country, saying he would soon be hard on them. Buhari also said secessionists were too young to know loss of lives and other tragedies that attended the Nigerian civil war of 1967 to 1970. Buhari said … [Read more…]
AWKA SOUTH PDP DELEGATES RECEIVE LADY CHIDI ONYEMELUKWE, HER CAMPAIGN TEAM, AND THEIR MESSAGE OF #BETTERLIFE Lady Chidi Onyemelukwe and her LCO #TeamTrinity Campaign Organisation were received by Awka South PDP Delegates on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The team has been on a tour of the 21 local government areas of the state to … [Read more…]
Breaking News: 2023-The Stand of Enugu PDP Students on the issue of Zoning The Student Members of PDP in Enugu state Spanning across fourteen(14) tertiary campuses and seventeen(17) Local Government Areas, have issued their stand on zoning. In a statement made available to The Pacesetter Frontier Magazine on Monday 12th of April 2021, … [Read more…]
In Nigerian politics, oftentimes expediency trumps morality. Honour is also a scarce commodity. Sadly, this norm has gained toehold. As the 6 November 2021 Anambra State Governorship election approach, the issue of zoning is now front and centre and fraught with controversy for most parties. This is more so for my party, PDP. … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, demanded the sack of the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, for asking Nigerians to defend themselves against armed aggression by bandits and terrorists. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, described the minister’s statement as reckless and confirmation that the President Muhammadu Buhari … [Read more…]
The Governor of Borno State, Prof Babagana Zulum, said on Friday that for the sake of fairness, power should return to the south in 2023. He faulted the suspicion that any part of the country could not be trusted with power, perhaps for the fear of secession. He stressed that there was … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday clashed over the worsening insecurity in Nigeria. This was as the nation marked the 2021 edition of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. While the APC urged Nigerians to avoid playing politics with the issue of security, the PDP advised the APC to end propaganda … [Read more…]
The 2023 general elections are only two years away but intrigues by actors in the political space have undoubtedly started. Prior to the 2014 merger of three opposition political parties, the then ruling People’s Democratic Party had made good use of the divide and rule tactics to run over the opposition especially … [Read more…]