The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced talks with a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode and four Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors over a possible switch to the ruling party, The PUNCH reports. The newspaper reports that the ex-minister met with the Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee, Mai Mala
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Adamu Maina Waziri, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) board of trustees (BoT), says the party’s presidential ticket will be zoned to the north. PDP was the ruling party for 16 years before President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated former President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015 presidential election. In
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The Fred Udeogu led faction of the People’s Democratic Party PDP has accused Governor of Ebonyi David Umahi of plotting to deploy COVID-19 as a reason to close down the party secretariat. The party disclosed this in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Silas Onu, and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki on Wednesday.
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has raised the alarm over alleged plans to burn down the party headquarters in the state by those loyal to the state government. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Chief Fred Udeogu, raised the alarm on Monday in a statement he signed and made available to
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The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as the leader of the party in the South-West. The Lagos State PDP stated this after a meeting with the governor on Saturday at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. The battle for who is the party’s leader
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Should the two dominant parties in the country; the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), fail to nominate a South East presidential candidate in 2023, indication emerging is they risk mass defection of the Igbos to another political party in order to actualise their ambition. It would be recalled that a
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday asked its members in Anambra State to withdraw their cases against the party leadership in court ahead of the state’s governorship election slated for November. The PDP National Vice Chairman, South-East, Chief Ali Odefa, made the call during a meeting of the party’s Zonal Working Committee held in
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Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, from the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. The judge dismissed the suit on grounds that it had become academic.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other critics of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration that Nigeria was tilting towards becoming a failed state. Describing critics of the ruling party as naysayers and partisan doomsday prophets, the APC said Nigeria was nowhere near a failed state. The
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Two members of the House of Representatives announced their defections at the plenary on Tuesday. While Aliyu Ya’u (Peoples Democratic Party, Kano), defected to join the All Progressives Congress, Shiddi Danjuma (APGA, Taraba) also defected to the APC. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, read their separate letters of defection during Tuesday’s plenary. The Minority Leader, Ndudi
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of the South-west Zonal Caretaker committee, on Monday announced the suspension of its chairman, Dayo Ogungbenro. Ogungbenro was suspended on the grounds that he neglected his duty and failed to call for meetings since his appointment. This decision was taken by Seven out of the 12 members in the caretaker
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sued Yakubu Dogara at a Federal High Court in Abuja asking that he should be sacked from the House of Representatives. Dogara, a former Speaker of the House, currently represents Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro federal constituency of Bauchi State at the House. He was re-elected to represent the constituency at the
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Mr. Ibrahim Tudu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Bakura State constituency supplementary by- election in Zamfara State. The INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Yahaya Tanko, said Tudu polled 23,874 votes to win the election. He said: “The candidate of the
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus of the House of Representatives has called on members of the Green Chamber, to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari. They opine, he is incapable of continuing as the leader of the country. Besides, the section of PDP lawmakers in the Green Chamber, urged members of his cabinet
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, declared Mrs Amaka Ugwueze, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of Isi-Uzo State Constituency By-Election in Enugu State. Declaring the results at Isi-Uzo council headquarters in Ikem, INEC Collation Officer for the By-Election, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu, said that Ugwueze polled 11,041 votes to defeat
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