Tag: PDP faction

2027: INEC rejects manual submission of Jonathan’s candidacy by Turaki-led PDP faction

Aminu Imam
INEC on Jonathan’s candidacy

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the presidential nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan submitted by the Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that candidate nominations can only be made through its designated electronic portal. The development followed the insistence by the Turaki-led camp on Friday that it had manually submitted Jonathan’s presidential nomination and the names of its other candidates for the 2027 general election to the electoral Commission, further deepening the PDP’s protracted leadership crisis. Responding to the claim, INEC’s Director of…

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2027: Turaki-led PDP faction submits Goodluck Jonathan’s name to INEC

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PDP faction submits GEJ's name

…Alleges denial of portal access A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki (SAN) has submitted the name of former President Goodluck Jonathan to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, intensifying the party’s ongoing leadership crisis. The faction said it was forced to submit Jonathan’s nomination manually after INEC allegedly denied it access codes required to upload candidates’ details electronically. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday night, the Interim National Working Committee’s National Publicity Secretary,…

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2027: Wike-loyal PDP faction endorses Tinubu, cites national interest

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Wike PDP faction endorses Tinubu

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in the 2027 general election, saying the decision was driven by national interest rather than partisan considerations. In a statement issued on Friday, the group said it was backing the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for a second term, arguing that President Tinubu’s leadership and confidence in Wike had contributed significantly to the transformation of the FCT. The faction praised Wike’s…

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2027: PDP faction to ratify Jonathan as presidential candidate tomorrow 

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PDP faction to ratify Jonathan

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  is scheduled to hold a Special National Convention on Saturday to formally ratify former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The convention is to take place at the ‘A’ Class Event Centre, Kashim Ibrahim Way, Wuse-2, Abuja, beginning at 10am. The faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, and its National Organising Secretary, Theophilus Dakas Shan, signed the invitation to the event, yesterday. The invitation described the gathering as a “Special National Convention for the Ratification of…

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