Tag: PDP CRISIS

PDP crisis: Wike quits peace deals, accuses Makinde of collusion

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Wike quits peace deals

Less than 48 hours to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has pulled out of all agreements reached to ensure peaceful resolution of the party’s crisis. The party’s NEC meeting, which has neither been cancelled nor postponed, is to be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Citing serious breaches of those agreements by stakeholders led by the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, Wike vowed to “fight on until justice is attained”. The FCT Minister, who said he…

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Security operatives take over PDP Secretariat after BoT meeting clash

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Security operatives have taken control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat, following a heated confrontation between the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) members, Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye over the rightful occupant of the party’s National Secretary position. The deployment included personnel from the Nigerian Army, the Police Force, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who intervened to restore order. Tensions escalated when Anyanwu and Ude-Okoye arrived for a BoT meeting. The situation took a dramatic turn when an aide to Anyanwu forcibly removed Ude-Okoye…

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PDP leadership crisis deepens, as 11 NWC members oppose Damagum, Anyanwu

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The internal crisis rocking the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new turn over the weekend, as 11 out of the 17 committee members rejected the authority of Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, and embattled National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu. The latest dispute stems from a legal representation issue in a pending appeal before the Supreme Court. Tensions within the party leadership had already been brewing, with disagreements over the leadership of Damagum and Anyanwu dividing the NWC. Earlier interventions by the PDP…

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2023: “Ayu desperately fueling crisis in PDP for personal gains – CUPP

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The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP) has said that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorcha Ayu, is desperately fueling a crisis in the party for personal gains. The CUPP, which said that Ayu has no electoral value, added that his continued stay in office is provocative and fuelling crisis in the party. The opposition parties in a statement by its spokesman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere said that Ayu has refused to resign due to personal gains. Ugochinyere, who is also the PDP House of Representatives…

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PDP Crisis: IBB, Jonathan, others move to reconcile Atiku, Wike

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Following the frosty relationship between the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Nyesom Wike-led Integrity Group, a last-minute push by former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), former President Goodluck Jonathan and prominent party leaders to resolve the crisis is ongoing and is expected to yield positive results, it was gathered Atiku and the Rivers State governor have been at daggers drawn over demand for the resignation of PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Recall that the PDP presidential candidate and Wike visited IBB and Jonathan,…

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PDP Crisis: G-5 Govs. insist on shunning Atikus campaign

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The five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have reiterated their readiness for reconciliation with the party leadership over the lingering crisis rocking the party. The Governors, under the aegis of its newly-formed group, The Integrity Group, maintained that they will not participate in the presidential campaign, unless their demands are met. They insisted on their demands, including the resignation of the incumbent National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, and choice of his new helmsman from the South. According to a former governor, who is a member of the group, the…

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PDP: “Ive fears over myre-election”, Bala Moh’d to G-5 Govs.

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..Says they share something in common Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has opened up to the Group of Five (G-5) Governors, comprising Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Seyi Makinde; Samuel Ortom (Benue); Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) on fears for his second term bid. The G-5 governors, who arrived in Bauchi, the State capital to woo Mohammed to their camp, are trying to capitalise on the perceived rift between Mohammed and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Mohammed had complained to the national chairman of…

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2023: “Itll be difficult convincing voters PDP can rescue Nigeria” Wike

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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, says it is becoming difficult to convince Nigeria that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), can rescue the country. Wike said this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when the management of the New Telegraph newspaper visited him at the Government House to present its nomination of the Rivers governor as the Political Icon of the Year 2022. Wike said the marginalisation of the minority ethnic nationalities in the country caused much of Nigerias challenges. According to him, it was becoming a more…

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PDP Crisis: “Ayus ungrateful” – Wike

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Says his comment on Ortoms ambition unfortunate Governor Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State, has described the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, as ungrateful over his comments against the Governor, Samuel Ortom, of Benue State. Wike made this assertion during a press briefing at his private residence in Rumiprikon, Obio/Akpor local government area on Sunday. Wike also described as unfortunate Ayus comment claiming that he has the power to stop Ortoms senatorial ambition and those of others eyeing various positions on the platform of the…

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“Its ridiculous for PDP BoT to say Ayu will resign after 2023 elections” – Wike

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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has described the resolution by the board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) regarding Iyorchia Ayu, the partys National Chairman, as ridiculous. Recall that Wike and his supporters have been demanding the resignation of Ayu after former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar won the partys presidential ticket. The call for Ayus resignation is on the grounds that the National Chairman and the presidential candidate of the party cannot be from the same region. However, some members of the party had rejected the call for Ayu…

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