Tag: PDP CRISIS

Court orders arrest of PDP’s factional chairman, Turaki

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Court orders Turaki's arrest

…Fixes April 22 for arraignment  A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, (SAN). Justice Peter Kekemeke issued the arrest warrant on Thursday after Turaki failed to attend court for the purpose of his being arraigned on a one count criminal charge brought against him by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in which he is accused of, among others, giving false information…

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“We’re working to resolve PDP crisis” – Turaki

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Turaki on PDP crisis

Factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, has said all hope is not lost amid the current internal crisis rocking the party. Turaki made the assertion in a statement yesterday, speaking on the state of the reconciliation initiative to resolve the lingering issues. He said that leaders on both sides have broken the ice, and are exploring various pathways towards a lasting resolution. Turaki called on party supporters across the board to immediately de-escalate high-tempered communications and actions, so as not to jeopardise the ongoing peace…

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Fresh crisis in PDP, as factions clash over National Secretariat’s re-opening tomorrow

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Fresh crisis in PDP2

Two factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are again in conflict following plans by a group loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to re-open the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The Wike-backed faction announced that it would reopen the party’s headquarters at Wadata Plaza tomorrow Monday. However, the faction led by former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki (SAN), strongly opposed the move and warned that it could lead to violence. Recall that the party’s National Secretariat was sealed by the police on…

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Police seal PDP national secretariat with barbed-wire, as leadership war deepens 

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Police seal PDP national secretariat2

The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have effected a comprehensive seal-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, using barbed-wire and the Legacy House in the high-brow Maitama district of the FCT. The Police also blocked all the access points to the party secretariat and the Legacy House with patrol vehicles yesterday. All the consequential places where the factional leaderships could seize for their meetings were blocked by police operatives. This followed the violent confrontation between two factions of the party on…

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Fresh crisis rocks PDP as Anyanwu, Damagum clash in letters to INEC

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Fresh crisis rocks PDP

All is not well within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, have issued conflicting instructions to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the conduct of state congresses in three states. In a letter dated September 25, Damagum informed INEC that the party’s scheduled congresses in Cross River, Plateau, and Kebbi States – earlier fixed for Saturday, September 27, 2025 – had been postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances and operational logistic challenges”. In the letter, Damagum stated that a new…

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PDP’s crisis deepens, as party courts Jonathan, Obi ahead of 2027

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PDP crisis deepens

…Regrets Atiku candidacy The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, (LASIEC), has denied reports that it owed ad-hoc staff who conducted the Saturday, 12th July 2025 council election in the state. In recent days, reports are circulating in the media that LASIEC is yet to pay the ad-hoc staff allowances one month after the election was held. One of the ad-hoc staff who worked as Presiding Officer in Kosofe area, Segun Komolafe, told newsmen that LASIEC had not paid him one month after the poll. Komolafe said that LASIEC kept telling…

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2027: Jonathan in spotlight, as PDP, Southern leaders split over zoning

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PDP Crisis

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), is once again on the edge of a crisis, as zoning battles and renewed pressure on former President Goodluck Jonathan converge ahead of the 2027 presidential election. From Lagos to Abuja, southern PDP leaders are pushing to retain the party’s presidential ticket in the South, with chairmanship staying in the North. Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Douye Diri (Bayelsa), along with party heavyweights like Bode George and Adolphus Wabara, insist that the South must produce the flagbearer. However, the Lagos meeting that produced this resolution…

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PDP crisis worsens, as 83 members drag chairman, INEC, others to court

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PDP crisis

The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Imo State has deepened, as 83 aggrieved members have sued the party’s state chairman, Hon. Austin Nwachukwu, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and others over the conduct of the state congress, which they allege was marred by exclusion and illegality. The aggrieved members in a suit filed at the Federal High Court, Owerri, the state capital, are seeking to unseat Nwachukwu and other top officials of the party. The plaintiffs, led by Lambert Eze, are accusing the party of…

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PDP leadership crisis deepens, as BoT rejects Damagum’s moves

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PDP leadership crisis

…Court sets date for Secretary tussle hearing The leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has further intensified following a strong rebuttal from the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) against recent actions by the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, amid an ongoing legal tussle over the position of National Secretary. The BoT, in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, insisted that the 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party will hold as scheduled on Monday, June 30, 2025, dismissing…

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PDP leadership crisis deepens, as Damagum reinstates Anyanwu

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PDP leadership crisis

…NWC members push back The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), is once again embroiled in internal turmoil, following conflicting announcements over the reinstatement of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary and the fate of the party’s forthcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, at a press conference on Tuesday, declared that the party had resolved to reinstate Anyanwu into the National Working Committee (NWC) after consultations with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  He also announced the cancellation of the 100th NEC meeting originally scheduled for…

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