Tag: PDP
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S’Court dismisses PDP suit against Oyetola’s participation in Osun election
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to restore the nullification of the participation of forner Osun state Governor, Gboyega Oyetola and his deputy Benedict Alabi in the July 16, 2022 governorship election. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Centus Nweze held that the…
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JUST IN: 3 House of Reps members dump APC for PDP, meet Atiku [PHOTOS]
Three members of the House of Representatives have dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that the defectors also met with the 2023 Presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, who officially welcomed them into the party on Sunday. READ ALSO: Putin threatened me with…
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Sanwo-Olu to shun debates with PDP candidate over violence
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the state, has announced that he will no longer attend any debate where members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to participate. He described PDP members as agents of violence, apparently refering to a recent attack that reportedly occurred in…
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Seyi Makinde secretly working for Atiku – PDP chieftains
Some PDP leaders claim that Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, is secretly working with the party’s presidential nominee, Atiku Abubakar, to undermine the position of the five disgruntled governors. In September 2022, Makinde resigned from the PDP Presidential Campaign Council along with Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and…
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PDP suspends Ebonyi party chairman over alleged anti-party activities
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the party’s chairperson in Ebonyi State, Tochukwu Okorie, over alleged anti-party activities. The PDP spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba, announced the suspension in a statement issued on Friday. This is coming months after the Ebonyi State working committee (SWC) of the party had suspended…
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JUST IN: PDP fixes date for fresh guber primary amid Gov Ikpeazu’s feud with Ayu
The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed February 4, 2023, as the new date for its governorship primary election. This followed the death of the PDP flagbearer in the state, Prof Uche Ikonne. Ikonne, who was a former Abia State University, Uturu, vice-chancellor, died on Wednesday in Abuja. In a…
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Rivers Accord gov candidate escapes assassination, accuses PDP
The governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Rivers State, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, escaped assassination on Saturday during a visit to the Etche Local Government Area of the state. Lulu-Briggs and his team had gone to the LGA to ascertain reports of an attack on the Accord secretariat in the area when unidentified gunmen attacked his…
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2 dead, many injured as APC, PDP supporters clash in Osun
Two people have been reported killed and many others injured from a clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ikire, Osun State. At the centre of the clash which occurred on Tuesday were Amidu Tadese, the APC senatorial candidate in Osun West District and his PDP rival,…
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Just in: Abia PDP gov candidate, Uche Ikonne, is dead
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Party (PDP) in Abia State, Prof Uche Ikonne, has died. Ikonne who had been battling with stroke died on Wednesday, according to a statement by his son, Dr Uche Ikonne. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne,…
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At last, Rivers PDP dumps Atiku for Tinubu
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dumped the party’s presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Naija News reports that this was made known by the Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area, Hon. Samuel Nwanosike, who is a strong…