Tag: the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Osun PDP ask members to pray and fast over Adeleke’s inauguration

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has directed its members and supporters to embark on a week long fasting and prayers to seek divine intervention toward the successful transition of power from the outgoing administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the party on November 27. In a statement by the state’s Caretaker Chairman, Akindele Adekunle, the party instructed members to go to their mosques, churches and other places of worship to seek divine support as the state moves toward a transition of power. He urged…

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PDP crisis deepens as aggrieved governors, elders transform to Integrity Group

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party took a new dimension as the five aggrieved governors of party alongside some former governors and elders of the party announced the formation of the Integrity Group over the weekend. The announcement came after a meeting hosted by a former deputy national chairman of the party, Olabode George in Lagos. At the meeting, the group insisted no going back on the decision not to be part of the campaign of the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. They also demanded the resignation of the party’s…

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Only God can sack me, Ayu brags

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu has taken a swipe at his political foes calling for his removal from the office saying only God can sack him. Ayu said this in Tiv dialect while addressing the crowd of supporters that he would not resign until the day “God permits”. He also said he had the power to stop any candidate under the party, particularly in the state following the attacks on his person. Samuel Ortom, the Benue state governor and his counterparts in Rivers Oyo, Abia…

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Ogun PDP crisis gets messier as faction suspends Adebutu, others

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

The crisis rocking the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party got messier as a faction of the party announced the suspension of a governorship aspirant, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, the acting Chairman, Hon. Taiwo Akinlabi, State Secretary, Hon. Sunday Solarin, state publicity secretary, Mr. Akinloye Bankole, and Ogun East senatorial chairman, Arc. Kayode Adebayo. Their offence according to the party were on the ground that they acted in flagrant disobedience of the subsisting court judgement which produced the current executives of the party, thereby, betraying the terms of settlement…

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PDP bluffs aggrieved Southern members, launches Presidential campaign Wednesday

Jide Ige

The People’s Democratic Party said it has finalised plans to inaugurate its presidential campaign council on Wednesday, September 28, not minding the withdrawal of some party heavyweights and prominent campaign council members from the Southern part of the country and the middle belt led by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The party revealed that all its programmes would be carried out as scheduled, adding that it had no plan to suspend them for any reason. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja…

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Wike faction’s demands rattle PDP as BoT meets to pacify aggrieved members

Jide Ige

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) will tomorrow meet to mediate in the lingering post-convention crisis, setting the stage for a face-to-face parley between two warring gladiators – Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the party. The major opposition party has been struggling to stay united since it concluded its primary in May to elect the presidential flag-bearer and then side-stepping Wike, favoured by a majority in the party, to announce governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, as running mate…

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Wike, four PDP governors absent as Atiku campaigns for Adeleke in Osun

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Atiku Abubarkar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election on Thursday, led the campaign rally for the party’s candidate, Ademola Adeleke, in Osogbo ahead of the Osun governorship election slated for July, 16. The rally was led by Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, and Iyorchia Ayu, the party’s national chairman alongside former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and four governors — Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Godwin Obaseki of Edo, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, and Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta. Conspicuously missing at the rally were Nyesom Wike,…

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