Tag: PDP

Ohanaeze Ndigbo slams PDP, rejects Atiku Abubakar

Aminu Imam

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has voiced its dissatisfaction with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its handling of the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket. The group warned that any attempt to manipulate the primaries in favor of Atiku will spell doom for the PDP. The group, which made its stand known via its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, noted that the National Working Committee (NWC) of PDP has milked the Igbos of votes for twenty years and that it is time for Nyesom Wike or Peter Obi, who are from the South-East…

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2023: “I have 11 million ready votes for PDP victory – Atiku Abubakar

Aminu Imam

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that he has over 11 million ready votes to hoist the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), onto victory in next year’s election if he emerges as its presidential candidate in May’s primary. The PDP presidential hopeful also called on the party leadership to grant him the right of first refusal for the 2023 ticket. Atiku said this to the PDP National Working Committee, (NWC), at the National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza,when he formally acquaint the leadership with his decision to contest for the presidential ticket ahead…

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PDP ticket: “You’re my friend, but I won’t work for you as aspirant” – Ayu tells Atiku

Aminu Imam

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has vowed not to allow his personal relationship with former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, to influence the party’s decision on its 2023 Presidential ticket. Ayu, gave the promise while responding to remarks by the former vice-president, who was at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja, yesterday, to interact with members of the PDP’s National Working Committee, (NWC). He expressed the party’s gratitude to Atiku for facilitating the acquisition of the PDP National Secretariat during his time in office. Ayu said,…

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Atiku, Tambuwal, Lamido reject Saraki, Mohammed as Northern PDP’s Consensus Presidential Candidates

Aminu Imam

…PDP summons NEC meeting Wednesday Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar; Sokoto State Governor, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal; former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido; and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, have rejected the emergence of a former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed as the consensus presidential candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North. Atiku, Tambuwal, Lamido, and Hayatu-Deen, who are all PDP presidential aspirants, have also denounced the report of Prof. Ango Abdullahi, which endorsed Saraki and Mohammed as the North’s consensus presidential candidates…

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Consensus Candidacy: “There is nothing like Northern elders in our party structure” – PDP Spokesman

Aminu Imam

Barely 48 hours after Professor Ango Abdullahi led Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), came up with the list of presidential consensus candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 elections, the Kaduna State chapter of the party has disowned the position of the elders, saying they have no constitutional rights to carry out such self-appointed exercise. Speaking to newsmen, the State party spokesman, Abraham Catoh, said the northern elders do not even form part of the arms of PDP organisational structures, and as such, they cannot take decisions for…

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PDP Presidential Ticket: Crisis hits Northern aspirants as IBB’s brokered consensus candidacy collapses

Aminu Imam

…”We were not part of it” – Atiku, Tambuwal Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, and Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, have denied being part of the process leading to the selection of any Northern consensus candidate. In separate statements issued by their media teams in Abuja, the two leading aspirants for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 Presidential ticket, stated that they were never a party to the Northern consensus arrangement. The ‘Technical Committee for the actualisation of Atiku Abubakar’s Presidency in 2023‘, in the statement, stated that the former vice-president…

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2023 Presidency: IBB, PDP elders announce Saraki, Mohammed as northern consensus candidates

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Northern Elders have endorsed Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, as the northern consensus candidates of the opposition party. The decision was reached after a meeting held between the elders with former President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, a.k.a. IBB, at his country home in Minna, Niger State. Addressing newsmen shortly after, Professor Ango Abdullahi explained that about four aspirants from the North presented themselves for the consensus candidacy. They include Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, of Sokoto State, Gov. Bala Mohammed, of…

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Presidential primary: Wike warns PDP NWC

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned members of the Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to avoid favouring any aspirant in the conduct of the party’s forthcoming presidential primary. He stated this while speaking to members of the NWC at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja, on Tuesday. Wike also charged them to expect litigations and never undermine them when they are secured, but to rather work hard either to vacate them or reconcile the aggrieved persons. “As an…

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Ex-Gov. Yari, Marafa dump APC for PDP in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

The immediate-past governor of Zamfara State, Abdul-Aziz Yari, and Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa have finally defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State. The dramatic switch of the politicians, who were former enemies was announced yesterday by the State chairman of the PDP, Col. Bala Mande (rtd). Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the State capital, Col. Bala Mande said the opposition party has received Yari, Marafa, and other top APC members who have joined the party together with their supporters. The announcement…

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2023 Presidential Aspirants: Finally, PDP Forum agree on consensus arrangement

Aminu Imam

Some presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), have finally yielded to the call for consensus arrangement ahead of the party’s presidential primary election, slated for May 28th and 29th. The aspirants who accepted the consensus arrangement said they did so in order to position the party for victory in the 2023 general election. Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who spoke on behalf of other aspirants while briefing newsmen on the outcome of their visit to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, of Abia State, in his country home…

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