Tag: PDP

3 more Senators dump PDP for APC

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Senators dump PDP

Three Senators yesterday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection was announced during plenary by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. According to reports, the lawmakers, in separate letters, cited the internal crisis and leadership issues affecting the PDP for their decisions to defect to the APC. The defectors are: Sen. Ikra Bilbis, Senator representing Zamfara-Central; Sen. Aminu Iya Abbas, Senator representing the Adamawa-Central, and Sen. Amos Yohanna, Senator representing Adamawa-North. In other news, the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by…

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2027: “Drop court battles, hold fresh convention before race begins” – Saraki to PDP

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Saraki to PDP

…As Turaki faction heads to S’Court Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has urged leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to end ongoing legal battles over the party’s disputed national convention and instead organise a fresh convention in line with electoral guidelines ahead of the 2027 general elections. Saraki made the appeal yesterday, in a statement issued by his media office and signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal of Nigeria which upheld earlier judgements nullifying the PDP’s national convention held in Ibadan…

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Osun: Speaker, 24 lawmakers defect from PDP to Accord Party

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Osun lawmakers defect

The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly and 24 other lawmakers have officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Accord Party. The defection occurred on Friday, after a closed-door meeting held inside the Assembly complex in Osogbo. The Speaker, Adewale Egbedun, led the move alongside the majority of legislators in the House. Sources said the decision followed days of consultations and internal discussions among the lawmakers. According to reports, the lawmakers resolved to align politically with Governor Ademola Adeleke, who had earlier left the PDP for…

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Kano: PDP, ADC, NNPP missing, as INEC conducts bye-election

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Kano bye election

Three major opposition political parties are absent from the ballot in yesterday’s bye-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State.  The affected parties are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and a coalition involving the African Democratic Congress (ADC). INEC has, however, declared its readiness to conduct what it described as a free, fair, and credible by-election in the Municipal and Ungogo state constituencies. The off-season poll is being held to fill two vacant seats in the Kano State House of…

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FCT election: PDP candidate steps down for APC rival after ‘consultation’ with Wike

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FCT election PDP candidate

In a surprising political twist ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship aspirant for Bwari Area Council, Julius Adamu, has stepped down in favour of Joshua Ishaku Musa, of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement came on Wednesday in a video shared on X, where Adamu was seen alongside FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, chanting: “PDAPC”, to signal his new support. Adamu said the decision followed “deep consultation” with Wike, and stressed their close relationship, saying: “I and Joshua, we are…

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Rivers bye-election: INEC excludes PDP, ADC, LP

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Rivers bye election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Labour Party (LP) from participating in the forthcoming Rivers State House of Assembly bye-election scheduled for February 21, 2026. The Commission released the final list of candidates for the bye-election covering Ahoada East Constituency 2 and Khana Constituency 2, confirming that 12 candidates from seven political parties met the requirements to contest. The PDP, ADC and LP were omitted from the list after failing to satisfy key nomination conditions stipulated in the…

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Plateau Gov. Mutfwang resigns from PDP

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Gov. Mutfwang resigns

Governor Caleb Mutfwang, of Plateau state, has resigned as member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained in a letter dated Dec. 30, 2025, addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman in Ampang-West Ward, Mangu local government area of the state. The letter, personally signed by the governor, was made to newsmen yesterday in Jos, the state capital. The governor, who thanked the PDP for providing him with a platform to participate in the democratic process, also thanked leaders of the party at all levels for the support and…

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“PDP’ll collapse if I defect to APC” – Wike

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Wike on PDP

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would collapse if he were to defect to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Wike made the remark during his end-of-year media chat in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers state capital yesterday, while responding to questions about whether he would join the ruling party. Recall that Wike’s supporters in the Rivers State House of Assembly, including Governor Siminalayi Fubara, recently left PDP for APC. Wike, however, insisted that he remains a member of PDP and has no…

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FCT Polls: PDP faces mass disqualification; as INEC removes LP

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PDP on FCT polls

Ahead of the February 21, 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, dozens of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates face possible disqualification, while the Labour Party (LP) has been completely excluded from the race. INEC’s final list of candidates, released on September 22, 2025, shows that the Labour Party (LP) has no cleared candidates for the polls, making it the only one of Nigeria’s 16 registered parties absent from the FCT elections. The PDP, which submitted 74 candidates for the six chairmanship, six vice-chairmanship and 62 councillorship seats, is…

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2027: “PDP is gone, can’t be fixed” – Baba-Ahmed

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Baba Ahmed on ADC

Former spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is “gone and beyond repair,” arguing that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) could emerge as a credible opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). He said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other emerging parties could provide a credible alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if they present fresh ideas and clear policy choices to Nigerians. Baba-Ahmed made the remarks on Thursday during a television programme, against the backdrop of…

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