Tag: PDP

Kaduna 2023: Isah Ashiru wins PDP governorship primary

Aminu Imam

The 2019 gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Isah Ashiru, has emerged winner of the governorship primary election in Kaduna State. Isah Ashiru, who was announced the winner in the early hours of yesterday, emerged the winner having polled 414 votes to defeat Sani Sidi, with 260; Ramalan Yero, 28; Sani Abbas, 15; Haruna Saeed, 11 and Shehu Sani with only 2 votes. There were 30 invalid votes. One of his opponents, Shehu Sani, former Kaduna-Central senator, confirmed his victory in a tweet. “The Kaduna PDP Governorship primaries…

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Ogun PDP Guber 2023: Former Atiku’s spokesman, Sowunmi, ’emerges’ PDP candidate

Aminu Imam

…Defeats Jimi Lawal, former el-Rufai’s aide A former spokesman to ex vice-president Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, yesterday ’emerged’ the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Ogun State. Sowunmi contested the election with two other aspirants, Jimi Lawal, who was a former Special Adviser to Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, and Hon. Ladi Adebutu. Sowunmi polled 554 votes to defeat his closest rival, Lawal, who scored 30 votes, while Adebutu polled 15 votes. The election, which was held at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ),…

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Just In! Peter Obi dumps PDP ahead of presidential primary

Aminu Imam

The former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), ahead of the party’s presidential primary slated for this weekend in Abuja. This was revealed vide a letter he addressed to the Party’s National Chairman, titled: “Resignation from Peoples Democratic Party and Withdrawal from Presidential Contest”. Obi is one of the 15 aspirants who had declared their interest in the presidency under the PDP’s platform. His exit, coming on the eve of hotly-contested presidential primaries, came as the politician reportedly expressed fears that he might be…

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‘Buhari pressured to delay signing amended Electoral Act 2022 for tenure elongation’ ? PDP

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari was being pressured to delay the signing of the 2022 Electoral Act (amendment) Bill by elements in the All Progressives Congress, (APC), intent on foisting tenure elongation on the country. The main opposition party has, therefore, warned the ruling party to perish the thoughts of subverting the electoral process “as part of its desperation to elongate its abysmal tenure beyond May 29, 2023”. The PDP made the submission in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo…

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2023: “We’re coming up with consensus candidate in PDP”
? BoT Chairman

Aminu Imam

Despite the wide and painstaking consultation by presidential aspirants seeking delegates across the country to vote for them at the primary, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman, has said the party will come up with a consensus candidate. The BoT chairman, Walid Jubril, stated this to newsmen while responding to a question at the PDP secretariat in Lafia, Nasarawa State, yesterday. According to Jubril, he was in the State to access presidential aspirants and enable them to come up with a suitable candidate for the party…

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2023: Witches’ association predicts victory for PDP
…Says Buhari can’t install successor

Aminu Imam

After many days of meetings, particularly in the northern part of the country, the Association of White Witches Association of Nigeria, (AWWAN), on Friday, revealed that despite the unprecedented number of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Presidential aspirants that have obtained forms for the plum position of the president of Nigeria, the main opposition People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), would take over power next year. The group said that incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari would disappoint all his loyalists because he will not “bend” the rule to favour anybody but will be…

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‘PDP has dug its grave for jettisoning zoning’ – PANDEF

Aminu Imam

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF), has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dug its own grave by jettisoning zoning and throwing open the contest for the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general election. Its National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Ken Robinson, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday. Robinson said the decision of the National Executive Committee of the PDP to uphold the Governor Samuel Ortom committee’s recommendation was unfortunate and shameful. He called on the ruling All Progressives…

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2023: Kaduna PDP celebrates as el-Rufa’i endorses Uba Sani

Aminu Imam

…Boasts of victory The Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has boasted of clinching victory at the 2023 governorship election in the State after the governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, unveiled his preferred successor. Recall that it was earlier reported that el-Rufa’i had recently endorsed the lawmaker representing Kaduna-Central in the National Assembly, Senator Uba Sani, as his ‘anointed’ successor in 2023. The governor subsequently called on his loyalists to support Sani in the All Progressives Congress, (APC) primary. PDP stalwarts and supporters across the state believe that…

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2023 Presidency: Anger, as APC, PDP mull ceding tickets to North

Aminu Imam

There was anger yesterday, following alleged plots of some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to cede their 2023 presidential tickets to the North. After zoning their national chairmanship slots to the North, with northerners emerging as national chairmen of both parties, the leading parties have been foot-dragging on zoning the presidency to the South. The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), at the weekend, clamoured for the presidency ticket to be thrown open to all parts of the country. Recall that…

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PDP: Odds favour Atiku; South-East may lose out

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, barring new developments, could be on his way to securing the presidential ticket of the country’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party Party, (PDP), ahead of its presidential primary billed to hold from May 29 to May 30. It was learnt that the party, having failed in its quest to zone the ticket to the South, even as an attempt by northern aspirants to achieve a consensus from amongst them collapsed, decided to throw the contest open and have delegates from the 36…

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