Tag: PDP
Protest Rocks PDP National Secretariat As Wike-Led Faction Takes Over
A protest erupted on Monday at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Wadata Plaza in Abuja, as supporters of the factional acting National Chairman of the party, Mohammed Abdulrahman, stormed the premises. The group, chanting solidarity songs, demanded that the National Working Committee, led by Umar Damagum, vacate the headquarters immediately. Abdulrahman was…
PDP Crisis: Wike’ll Fight, Wahala Just Started – Fayose
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the current leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Fayose warned that PDP leaders should be ready because the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike will fight them for looking for what he described as the Minister’s “wahala.” In a viral…
PDP Leadership Implodes As Rival Factions Suspend Each Other
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slipped into a full-blown leadership crisis as two rival factions of its National Working Committee (NWC) issued suspensions against each other on Saturday, throwing the party into confusion less than two years before the 2027 general election. The tension began after an emergency NWC meeting in Abuja, where one…
Court Judgment Won’t Stop National Convention – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the judgment of the Federal High Court will not halt its preparations for the forthcoming national convention scheduled to hold in November. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this known in a statement on Thursday following the court’s ruling. Ologunagba described the judgment as an…
Court Stops 2025 PDP’s National Convention
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the planned 2025 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) until the party complies with the statutory requirements of the party, the Constitution and the Electoral Act are met. Delivering judgement on Friday in a suit filed by three aggrieved members of…
PDP Postpones Screening Of Aspirants For 2025 National Convention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the screening of aspirants for its 2025 national convention. In a statement on Monday, the opposition party said it was moved due to “unforeseen” issues. “The National Convention Organizing Committee (NCOC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has put on hold the screening of aspirants…
Ben Murray-Bruce Defects To APC
A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Murray-Bruce, who was elected to the Senate in 2015 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), represented Bayelsa East until 2019. In a statement shared on social media on Wednesday, the former lawmaker explained that…
Those Who Accused Me Of Destabilizing PDP, Working For Tinubu Now In APC – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday said those who accused him of destabilizing the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Wike said they should commend him for clearing the path by working for President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Recently, some PDP chieftains like Governor…
Opposition Suffers More Defections As Bayelsa Gov Douye Diri Dumps PDP
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Diri, who announced this on Wednesday at the exco chamber in the Bayelsa State Government House. He said his decision was for an obvious reason, but did not state the reason or the political party to which he will be moving….
PDP Loses Another Governor To APC
Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, next week. National Chairman and Deputy National Chairman, South-East, of the APC, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda and Emma Eneukwu, respectively, broke the news in Abuja on Friday. The APC national leadership revealed Mbah’s imminent defection…