The Coalition for opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives has raised the alarm that the National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), some State governors of the party and its National Working Committee (NWC) have worked out plans to endorse President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 Presidential election. The spokesperson of the group, Rep Ikenga Ugochinyere, also revealed on Sunday that they have already, planted 24 PDP State Chairman that will endorse President Tinubu before 2027 and keep the National Chairman, Umar Damagun, in office till…
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PDP govs urge Tinubu to review economic policies
State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have called on President Bola Tinubu to review his administrations economic policies to address current hardship in the land. The governors made the call in a communique issued in Jos, Plateau State, after their two-day meeting, which ended yesterday. The communiqu, signed by Senator Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State Governor, who is the chairman of the Governors forum, read in part: The Forum empathizes with Nigerians, who are groaning under the oppressive economic hardship foisted on the nation by the…
Read MoreRivers: “Im far bigger than all of you put together” Wike to Fubara-backing PDP Govs.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), governors who are supporting Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Wike was reported as saying the governors must be sick if they do not recognise that he (Wike) is bigger than all of them put together. Dont ever think they are fighting me; they are not fighting me. Im too big, Wike said while addressing the crowd at the event. If you dont recognise someone who is bigger than you, then you are sick.…
Read MoreBala Mohd emerges PDP Governors Forum chairman
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum. The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, disclosed this to journalists shortly after a closed-door meeting held at the Government House in Bauchi yesterday. 13 governors and other key members of the PDP were in Bauchi for a one-day retreat for the officials elected under the partys platform. Fintiri also revealed that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was elected as Vice Chairman of the forum. Mohammed, according to him, was…
Read MoreG5 Governors: Ortom accuses PDP of insincerity with reconciliation
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has accused the Iyorchia Ayu-led Peoples Democratic Party leadership of insincerity in reconciling with the aggrieved governors under the Party. Ortom, who disclosed this to journalists yesterday during an interview, said the Party leadership should be held responsible should the reconciliation moves fail. He alleged that the Ayu-led excos were not putting the right measures in place to address the G5 governors demand. The G5 governors include Ortom; Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Ikeazu Ikpeazu of Abia, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of…
Read More2023: “When G-5 governors shut door of reconciliation, if heaven wants to fall, let it fall” – Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, says the G5 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will soon foreclose the possibility of reconciliation. Since the presidential primary of the PDP, there has been a crisis in the party over calls for Iyorchia Ayu to step down as national chairman of the party. The calls, championed by Wike and his allies, are based on the grounds that the PDP presidential candidate and national chairman cannot be from the same region. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC) on Friday, the…
Read More2023: ‘Enemies of progress frustrating PDPs quest for presidency’ – G5 Govs.
The five State Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dubbed as G5, have accused some enemies of progress of frustrating the partys quest for the presidency in 2023. The Governors in the G5 group, led by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, are Seyi Makinde, of Oyo; Samuel Ortom, of Benue; Okezie Ikpeazu, of Abia, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of Enugu State. The governors have been at the forefront of calls for Iyorchia Ayu to step down as National Chairman of the PDP, on the grounds that the presidential candidate and…
Read MorePDP Crisis: G-5 Govs. insist on shunning Atikus campaign
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…
Read More2023: G-5 Governors to flag-off PDP campaigns in Rivers
The G-5 governors in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are set to unveil the party’s campaign in Rivers State. Speaking during a press conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers, the Director General of PDP Campaign Council, Felix Obuah, who disclosed this, assured that upcoming campaigns will be issue-based. Obuah, who is a former PDP Chairman in the State, said it was imperative to provide the public with a clear insight as the party prepares for the official take-off of its campaign. According to him, the high point of the rally, which…
Read More2023: Jonathan denies reports linking him with aggrieved PDP governors
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked a purported media report that the aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) governors were loyal to him. Media Adviser to Jonathan, Ikechukwu Eze, in an issued statement on Friday in Abuja, said the offices attention had been drawn to media reports linking his name to the current troubles in the PDP. Eze said that Jonathan would have ignored the strange tale, since it was obviously baseless. However, we are offering this clarification because we have been reached by many Nigerians who are concerned that such…
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