Tag: PDP

PDP Crisis: “Rent seekers, hyenas are frustrating peace efforts in PDP” – Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that rent seekers in the People Democratic Party (PDP) were frustrating his efforts for amicable resolution of the crisis rocking the party. He made the declaration while hosting the Cross-River PDP governorship candidate, Sen. Sandy Onor, and party stalwarts who visited him in Port-Harcourt, the State capital, yesterday. Wike explained that the seeming intractable crisis in the PDP lingered because some vested interests, whom he described as “hyenas and rent seekers”, remained obstinate and averse to justice, fairness and equity. According to him, he…

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Wike: PDP postpones 2023 Presidential campaign

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party has rescheduled its presidential campaign rallies for Kebbi and Zamfara States indefinitely. The presidential rallies were slated to take place yesterday, Wednesday and today,Thursday, respectively; however, they were put on hold. Although the party has not offered any explanation to that effect, it was learnt from unconfirmed sources that the party was halting the rallies in order to return to the negotiation table with the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike. Recall that the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, had on Monday told a…

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2023: Crisis rocks Kaduna PDP, as Nenadi Usman dumps party for Labour Party

Aminu Imam

More crisis appears to have hit the Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as Sen. (Dr.) Nenadi Usman, former Representative of the Kaduna-South senatorial district between 2011-2015, and one time Minister of Finance during the Obasanjo-led administration, has reportedly dumped the party and settled for the Labour Party.  This is revealed from the list contained in the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council. Also seen on the list is erstwhile Chief of Staff to Former Governor Namadi Sambo of the State, Audi Mohammed. A PDP leader in Kaduna,…

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“APC has brought Nigeria from ‘top to bottom’ – Atiku

Aminu Imam

…As PDP flags-off 2023 presidential campaign in Uyo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has again slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) saying the ruling party has led Nigeria to the brink of collapse. Atiku spoke at the party’s presidential campaign flag off held in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state capital, yesterday. The former vice-president lamented the crises of poverty, hunger and others bedevilling the country, adding that the ruling party had changed Nigeria negatively. He also claimed that the APC-led government smashed all the legacies of the opposition…

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PDP set to flag-off campaigns Monday

Aminu Imam

…Promises issue-based outing The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its plans to flag off the 2023 Presidential elections campaign season in Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State capital, tomorrow, Monday. The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a media briefing, in Abuja, yesterday. He said, “Our Party is fully prepared for an issue-based campaign and our Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, are fully ‘Articulated’ for the campaign. According to Ologunagba, “The PDP will take our campaign to all the States, Local…

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Ologbondiyan joins Atiku campaign team as spokesperson

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Kolawole Ologbodiya, PDP Presidential campaign Spokesperson

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has appointed former National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kolawole Ologbondiyan, as one of his spokespersons for the 2023 presidential campaign. The former Vice President, in a statement by his Media Aide, Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Thursday said that the appointment takes immediate effect. Ologbondiyan joins other spokespersons earlier appointed by the presidential candidate to project the unique selling points of Abubakar and keep the electorate updated about goings on in the campaign. Ologbondiyan was National Publicity Secretary…

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High-level PDP BoT, Wike meeting ends in a deadlock

Aminu Imam

Hopes of finding a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were dashed as the crucial peace meeting between the Party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) members and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has ended in deadlock. The meeting, which lasted for about four hours, was held behind closed doors in Government House, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and ended with participants coming out smiling and exchanging banters. Acting Chairman of the PDP BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara, briefed newsmen and said they had a critical discussion…

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2023: “We’re ready to correct our mistakes, make Nigeria prosperous” – Atiku

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said his party is conscious of its past mistakes and willing to correct them if given the mandate. He stated this in Gombe State while speaking in an interview, adding that the party is willing to correct its past mistakes by making Nigeria a prosperous country. Though the former Vice-President was not categorical about the party’s mistakes while ruling the country from 1999 to 2015, he stated however that his party remains a very strong…

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Bribery Allegation: PDP NWC members return over N90m ‘mysteriously’ paid into bank accounts

Aminu Imam

There is palpable anxiety in the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as four members of its National Working Committee (NWC) have allegedly returned monies reportedly credited to their bank accounts by the party leadership. The party officers, according to unconfirmed reports, are the Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja; National Vice-Chairman (South), Chief Dan Orbih; National Vice Chairman (South-west), Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo, and National Women Leader, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe. Recall that in recent weeks, there has been a crisis in the PDP over the insistence of allies of…

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2023: Wike, Ortom, Makinde, two other governors shun Atiku’s presidential campaign inauguration in Abuja

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) State governors in the camp of their Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, were conspicuously absent at the official inauguration of the party presidential campaign council and the Atiku Abubakar book launch, yesterday. Recall that the party, yesterday, formally inaugurated its 2023 Presidential Campaign Council, headed by Akwa-Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel. The event, which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, attracted the party’s chieftains from across the country. However, the State governors in Wike’s camp boycotted the event. They include Samuel Ortom, of Benue;…

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