Tag: PDP

Electoral Act Bill: PDP heads to court, insists on electronic transmission of results

Aminu Imam

…Says APC has murdered democracy…”We have capacity for electronic transmission in remote areas” – INEC The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has vowed not allow the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) led National Assembly to “murder democracy” in Nigeria, vowing to head to court to challenge the decision of the senate to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from transmitting election results directly from polling units. Lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly had been at loggerheads over electronic transmission of results earlier in the week. The House was…

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Opposition lawmakers stage walkout as Reps pass Electoral Act without electronic transmission of election results

Aminu Imam

…Stops use of card readers The House of Representatives has passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, titled: “An Act to repeal the Electoral Act No. 6, 2010 and enact the Electoral Act 2021, to regulate the conduct of Federal, State and Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory elections; and for related matters“. This followed the adoption of a Motion by the majority leader of the House, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, that “amendments such as card reader, electronic and technological devices deleted”. The Motion, which was seconded by the chief whip Mohammed…

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Electoral Act: “Why we walked out” – PDP lawmakers

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives has condemned Deputy Speaker of the House, Idris Wase, for the process of the passage of the Electoral Act. The PDP caucus reportedly staged a walkout in protest against the process of passage of the Bill. Wase, who is the chairman of the Committee of the Whole, had promised the opposition lawmakers that he will reconsider clause 52 of the Bill. It would be recalled that section 52 stalled the process on Thursday as the members disagreed on the electronic…

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2023: Kwankwaso speaks on dumping PDP for APC

Aminu Imam

Former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has reacted to reports that he is planning to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A media aide to Kwankwaso, Saifullahi Hassan, disclosed that the report making the rounds that Kwankwaso plans to return to the APC was false. The leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement also confirmed that he is not planning to float a new political party to challenge PDP and APC for presidency in 2023. Meanwhile, the Kano State Commissioner for Rural…

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PDP decries alleged move to promote indicted Magu

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) yesterday described the alleged plan by the Presidency to promote the ousted acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, as outrageous despite his open indictment for corruption and abuse of office. PDP said the allegation further confirms that the President Muhammadu Buhari government “is a sanctuary of corruption”. According to the PDP, it is a direct slap on the sensibilities of Nigerians that the Buhari administration is planning to promote Magu to Assistant Inspector-General of Police, despite being indicted in…

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Uproar in Kaduna PDP as Court stops swearing-in of newly elected Assembly member

Aminu Imam

The wide celebrations from the victory of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) following the excellent run in the Sabon-Gari constituency bye-election may have been cut short, following a court injunction by the High Court of Justice Kaduna State, in the Zaria Judicial Division. Recall that the High Court, as at 1st July, 2021 had successfully served an order of interim Injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assemble from swearing-in the newly elected member of the House of Assembly on…

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‘Kwankwaso set to dump PDP for APC’

Aminu Imam

Former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is reportedly about to conclude his plans of joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). According to reports, sources close to the former governor, Kwankwaso is not comfortable in the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), since the disrupted Zonal Congress of the Party, which took place in April at Kaduna. The Congress, which was disrupted by members of the Kwankwasiyya movement, happened after they allegedly realised that their preferred candidate for the Zonal vice-chairmanship of the Party would not win the election.…

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PDP leaders storm NASS over Onochie’s nomination as INEC Commissioner

Aminu Imam

The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by the party National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus yesterday stormed the National Assembly to protest the appointment of Lauretta Onochie as one of the National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). According to reports, the list containing the name of Lauretta Onochie and five others for confirmation as INEC Commissioners had since been sent to the Senate Committee on INEC led by Senator Kabiru Gaya for clearance by President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. President Buhari had in a…

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“You can’t defect to APC with our mandate” – PDP tells Matawalle, others

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has cautioned the Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, and those of the National Assembly from the State against defecting to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). This is coming on the heels of reports that the governor is set to join the APC today. According to his spokesperson, Yusuf Idris, the governor will join the ruling party with “the National and State Assembly members as well as the PDP executives from all levels of the State”. The governor, who…

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PDP constitutes committee for Akwa-Ibom State special congress

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday constituted Akwa Ibom Special State Congress committee which will elect the State party Chairman. This was disclosed in a statement, issued by the PDP National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), in Abuja. Akobundu said that the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) approved the appointment of Edmond Mark as Chairman and Mr Christian Ibelachi as secretary of the committee. Other members of the committee are Sir John Ngbede, Mrs Helen Adebakin and Hon Ben Olorunfemi. He noted that the Congress is scheduled to…

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