Tag: PDP

Convention: PDP knows fate on Thursday

Aminu Imam

The Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt will tomorrow, Thursday, decide the fate of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), slated for October 30th and 31st, 2021. This is even as the appellate court has fixed Thursday, October 28, 2021 to hear and rule on a motion for Interim order of injunction brought by former suspended PDP national chairman, Uche Secondus. Secondus through his counsel, Tayo Oyetibo, asked the court to suspend the convention, arguing that the manner of his client’s removal from office is a violation…

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Kaduna: PDP floors APC in rescheduled Zangon-Kataf LG council poll

Aminu Imam

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna State, Francis Zimbo, has won Saturday’s rescheduled chairmanship election, which was rescheduled to Saturday over security concerns. The Returning Officer, Prof. Nuhu Garba, said Zimbo scored 28,771 votes to defeat Mr. John Hassan, of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), who polled 19,509 votes. “Mr. Francis Zimbo, of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared winner of the election and returned elected”, Prof. Garba…

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PDP zoning: North adopts fresh strategy as Ayu’s emergence boosts Atiku’s chances

Aminu Imam

Political developments in the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), is moving with the slipperiness of quicksand and position and alliances seem to the changing by the day. At the beginning of last week, former senate president, David Mark was the favoured candidate for the party chairmanship position in the coming convention on October 30. Before the weekend, another former Senate President, Prof. Iyorchia Ayu had been widely adopted as a consensus candidate by the North-Central region. Both Mark and Ayu are from Benue state. Party insiders said…

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PDP will take over power from APC in 2023 – Atiku boasts

Aminu Imam

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), will take over power from the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), come 2023. Speaking with newsmen shortly after he cast his vote at the Mahmud Ribadu Square, Yola, venue of the PDP State Congress, Atiku maintained that the Peoples Democratic Party State Congress in Adamawa will set the pace for others when it comes to election transparency. He called on politicians to respect party guidelines, electoral guidelines and the nation’s Constitution in electing party…

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North-Central PDP picks former Senate President as consensus candidate for National Chairman position

Aminu Imam

The North-Central zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has agreed to the choice of Benue-born former Senate President, Iyorchia Ayu as their candidate for the position of national chairman of the party. This was disclosed to newsmen by the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, after a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, late on Tuesday. The meeting was also attended by former Senate presidents David Mark, Bukola Saraki, and Iyorchia Ayu himself. Others present at the meeting include former Kogi State Governor, Idris Ibrahim; PDP…

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‘No southern candidate can win 2023 presidential election’ – Dokpesi 

Aminu Imam

Media mogul and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has said that no political candidate from the South-East and the entire South would be able to win the 2023 presidential election as the opposition party.  In a published interview yesterday, Dokpesi said if his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), decides to zone the presidency to the South, it will be fair for the ticket to be given to the South-East. The PDP chieftain said whoever emerges president needs to compensate the people of the South-East,…

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2023: PDP NEC approves zoning of National Chairman slot to the North

Aminu Imam

The National Working Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), yesterday approved the recommendation of its committee to zone the party’s next National Chairman position to the Northern part of the country. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the NEC, which was held in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that the NEC considered and adopted Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Zoning Committee’s report, ahead of the party’s National Convention, scheduled for Oct. 30. The committee had recommended that the current elective National Working…

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Presidential election: Northern Coalition warns PDP, APC, others against zoning 

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has warned the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress, (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), and other parties to desist from zoning ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Presenting the group’s stand, Suleiman said, “Since democracy everywhere is a game of numbers, under no circumstance will the North succumb to intimidation, blackmail or threat from any quarter to abandon its collective franchise by not seeking the presidency in 2023 or any time in the future. “That the northern population which is in the clear…

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2023: Atiku support group kicks against zoning PDP 

Aminu Imam

The zoning of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship position to the North did not down well with Atiku Support Organisation. It called on the zoning committee to reverse the decision or thrown the 2023 PDP presidential race open. According to a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. El Mo Victor, in Makurdi, Benue State, “The recent submissions of the PDP Zoning Committee headed by the Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, recommending the zoning of the national chairmanship position of the party to the North negates, in all fairness,…

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PDP zones chairmanship to North

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has zoned the position of National Chairman to the North. The Chairman of the Zoning Committee and Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, announced this on Thursday afternoon. Ugwuanyi said National Working Committee, (NWC), positions currently being held would be swapped between the North and the South. He said the mandate of his committee did not include zoning of the office President and Vice President. The decision came after a meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum held on Wednesday night, where nine governors were said…

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