Chief Abia Onyike, A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, has dumped the ruling party and went back to his previous party Peoples Democratic Party. Before his earlier defection to the APC, Onyike was a supporter of the PDP. He once served as Director of Media and Publicity for the Governor David Umahi campaign organisation
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PDP seeks for investigation over attack on Gov. Wike Father’s church
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for a comprehensive probe into the attack on the Christian Universal Church, Port Harcourt, River State capital. An explosive was said to have been detonated at the church steered by the father of the state governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday. In a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan on Sunday,
Read morePDP caretaker committee restrained by court in Ebonyi
An Abakiliki High Court, the Ebonyi State capital, on Thursday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, from dissolving the State Working Committee (SWC) of the Party in Ebonyi State. The High Court stopped the members of the newly sworn-in State Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party from
Read moreSenator Abbo dumps PDP for APC, says Buhari has Nigerians welfare at heart
Elisha Ishaku Abbo, the Senator representing Adamawa North on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday. Senator Abbo’s defection letter was addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Lawan who read the letter at Plenary Session
Read moreMore PDP governors knocking on APC doors – Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, said on Thursday that more governors of the Peoples Democratic Party platform will follow Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, to the All Progressives Congress. Bello of the APC said the present PDP governors are already knocking on the doors to the APC. Bello, who featured on a Channels Television programme,
Read moreBoast for PDP as 4,000 APC members defect in Ogbomoso
Not fewer than 4,000 members of the leading opposition party in Oyo State, the All Progressive Congress (APC), have decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They went ahead to pick up membership forms of PDP in Surulere and Ogo Oluwa Local Government Areas in Ogbomoso political division of the state, ahead of the forthcoming
Read moreTension in Ebonyi over who takes over PDP Secretariat as party names new exco
A major crisis is brewing in Ebonyi in the wake of the governor’s defection to ruling all Progressives Congress, APC. The former State Executive of the party led by Onyekachi Nwebonyi which was dissolved Tuesday November 17, 2020 is still claiming to be legal occupants of the party Secretariat. A new state executive led by
Read moreDefection: Umahi wants to become President, Wike declines injustice in PDP
Governor Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State, on Tuesday, said contrary to Umahi’s claims, the PDP had not been unfair to the South-East. The governor alleged that his Ebonyi State counterpart, David Umahi, left the Peoples Democratic Party to pursue a presidential bid. This came after Umahi at a media briefing in Abakaliki on Tuesday said
Read more20,000 APP members, Chairman, others decamp to PDP in Ebonyi
Some registrated 20,000 members of the Action Peoples Party, APP, State Working Committee, SWC, all Local Government and Ward executives of the party, have defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State. Addressing a press conference in Abakaliki, the immediate past Chairman of the APP, Engr Joshua Chinedum Elekwachi stated that his decision to
Read morePDP dissolves party Exco in Ebonyi, Southeast Zonal Caretaker
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has announced the dissolution of the party executive in Ebonyi State. Also dissolved is the South East Zonal Caretaker Committee of the party. A statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan said the dissolution was part of decisions reached at a crucial
Read moreI didn’t leave PDP because I was not offered Presidential ticket——Gov Umahi
The Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi yesterday insisted that his defection to the All Progressives Congress APC was not as a result of the People’s Democratic Party not zoning the Presidency to him as being speculated in some quarters. Governor Umahi who made the disclosure during a media chat with journalists at the New
Read moreUmahi: Other PDP governors will join APC ― Uzodimma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has welcomed the planned defection of the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi to the All Progressives Congress APC, saying the APC Governors are currently working on some of their colleagues to get them to join the ruling party. He dropped the hint on Monday while reacting to the move by
Read moreUmahi’s defection will cause More PDP govs to defect to APC —Fani-Kayode laments
A former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Femi Fani-Kayode has lamented bitterly to his party saying if Umahi defect to APC, that more governors elected on the platform of the PDP may defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) The Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Femi Fani-Kayode, has
Read moreLagos APC hits back at PDP for demanding Sanwo-Olu’s resignation
The Lagos State chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) has hit back on the state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), over their demand for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to resign. All Progressive Congress (APC) said on Sunday Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu remained undaunted and would not be distracted from delivering on his social contract with
Read moreUS rescue operation confirms Buhari’s incompetence —PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday that the military operation by United State troops, which led to the rescue of an American citizen, who was captured in Niger Republic and was being held on Nigerian soil, had further confirmed that the current administration could neither secure the nation’s territorial integrity nor arrest the
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