Tag Archives: PDP

By Jude Opara, Abuja  A request by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar for more time to conclude their case has been turned down by the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. This was after PDP lawyer, Chris Uche asked for more …

July 15, 2019 …Cautions Buhari to Listen To Voice of Reason The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the worsening insecurity and unrestrained bloodletting in the country, vindicates its position and that of millions of Nigerians that President Buhari has …

By Orkula Shaagee, Abuja For the first time since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999, the House of Representatives was engulfed in crisis over the leadership of the minority parties in the lower chamber of the nation’s National Assembly. Though it is common sight to see lawmakers engage in …

A Governorship aspirant in the November 16, governorship polls in Bayelsa state, Dr. Franklin Osaisai, on Friday said that his campaigns would be violence free as he is driven by passion for service.The aspirant who condemned violent politics challenged other governorship aspirants to shun violence and desperation as power comes …

The Bayelsa Restoration caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which controls over 80 percent  of the party has said that the Governorship race is open to all its members but the team will only back one candidate.The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei,  quoted …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau will on July 10 conduct its primary election to select candidate for the Pengana constituency by-election in the state. The party Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr John Akans, disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

By Orkula Shaagee, Abuja Following last Friday’s suspension of factional Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu (PDP, Delta) and other PDP chieftains by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for going against the party’s endorsement of Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) for the post, a caucus ‎of minority political parties in the House of …

From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja Former governor of Kogi state, Capt. Idris Wada (retd) has given reasons he wants to contest the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Kogi state. He pleaded with the people of the state to return him to Lugard House, saying that his decision to join the race for the …

By Matthew Onah. The Adamawa state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has disassociated itself from the actions of Senator Ishaku Aboh in aledgedly molesting a woman . Addressing a press conference Thursday, the state Chairman, Barrister Attahiru Shehu said the party in the state categorically disassociate and distance …

By Obaje Abdulrahman  The Labour Party has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the purported convention held by its  former National Chairman, A. A. Salam. The petition dated  June 24, 2019, which was signed by all the state chairmen of the party and made available to DAILY ASSET, stated that the …