Tag: PDP

2027: Lamiɗo threatens legal action, as PDP blocks his bid for nomination form

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Lamiɗo threatens

Former Jigawa State governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamiɗo, has threatened to take legal action against the party if he is not granted access to purchase the nomination form to contest for the position of National Chairman ahead of the party’s national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. Lamiɗo, who spoke with newsmen at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, yesterday, said his attempt to obtain the form was frustrated despite arriving at the secretariat with supporters to make…

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Zamfara: PDP elders accuse Matawalle of inducing defections

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Zamfara PDP Matawalle2

…APC dismisses crisis claims The Northern Elders Unity Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has accused the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of using government influence and resources to lure party members into joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara and Kaduna states. The PDP elders claimed that over 24,000 of their members had recently defected to the APC, including former party executives and elders, in a deliberate plot to weaken the PDP’s structure ahead of the 2027 general elections. However, the Zamfara State chapter of…

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Turaki emerges PDP National Chairman, as Matawalle receives defecting Zamfara PDP leaders into APC

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Turaki emerges PDP Chairman

The political atmosphere in Nigeria’s opposition and ruling parties witnessed major developments on Wednesday, as former Minister of Special Duties under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Tanimu Turaki (SAN), emerged as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), even as several top PDP leaders in Zamfara State defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Turaki, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and former presidential aspirant, was chosen through consensus following extensive consultations among PDP leaders across the three northern geo-political zones — the North-West, North-East, and North-Central. The Governor…

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PDP Convention under threat, as Anyanwu petitions DSS over ‘forged signature’

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PDP Convention under threat

The National Secretary of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Sen. Samuel Anyanwu has raised an alarm over the notice of the National Convention sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), alleging that his signature was cloned. In a petition, Anyanwu who has been at loggerheads with National Chairman Umar Damagum and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC) said the letter written to INEC dated 29 August was not signed by him. He has therefore asked the Director of the DSS, and the Inspector-General of Police,…

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2027: PDP shrugs-off defections, reshuffles convention team 

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PDP shrugs off

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has downplayed recent defections from its ranks, insisting that the party remains united and focused ahead of its national convention and the 2027 general elections. This comes as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) announced a minor reshuffle in the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC), appointing Senator Ben Obi as the new Secretary, following the defection of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Obi, a former presidential adviser, replaces Mbah, who joined the APC on Tuesday. The convention, scheduled…

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Sen. Murray-Bruce dumps PDP for APC 

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Murray Bruce dumps PDP

…Says Tinubu’s reforms will bring progress A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Murray-Bruce, who was elected to the Senate in 2015 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), represented Bayelsa-East until 2019. In a statement shared on social media yesterday, the former lawmaker explained that his decision to join the APC is not driven by politics, but by his support for the progress being made under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He described Tinubu’s current reforms as…

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Federal High Court adjourns suit seeking to stop PDP convention till Thursday

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Court adjourns PDP suit

The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday adjourned hearing in a suit seeking to stop the Peoples Democratic Party’s planned national convention to Thursday, October 16, to allow parties to resolve an internal dispute over the party’s legal representation. Justice James Omotosho made the decision after a heated disagreement between two senior lawyers, Chris Uche and Kamaldeen Ajibade, both claiming to represent the PDP in the case. Uche told the court that he was instructed by the PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagum, while the party’s National Legal Adviser, Ajibade, insisted…

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Abuja Court declines Wike associates’ bid to stop PDP National Convention

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Abuja Court declines Wike bid

A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to grant an interim order stopping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its planned meetings and National Convention. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, the presiding judge, James Omotosho, refused the plaintiffs’ ex-parte application seeking interim injunctions to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) and the PDP from proceeding with the party’s scheduled leadership meetings and convention. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025, was filed by Austine Nwachukwu, PDP chairman in Imo state; Amah Abraham Nnanna, chairman of the Abia state chapter;…

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Fresh crisis rocks PDP as Anyanwu, Damagum clash in letters to INEC

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Fresh crisis rocks PDP

All is not well within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, have issued conflicting instructions to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the conduct of state congresses in three states. In a letter dated September 25, Damagum informed INEC that the party’s scheduled congresses in Cross River, Plateau, and Kebbi States – earlier fixed for Saturday, September 27, 2025 – had been postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances and operational logistic challenges”. In the letter, Damagum stated that a new…

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NNPP, PDP hit back at APC over Atiku’s hunger warning

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NNPP, PDP hit back

The war of words between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition has intensified with officials of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), slamming the reaction of the ruling party to the hunger warning by Atiku. Recall that APC had on Monday branded Atiku’s warning about worsening hunger “reckless, irresponsible and a tacit instigation of revolution”, accusing him of stoking unrest to destabilise the Tinubu administration. However, opposition leaders said the ruling party was only trying to gag critics and deflect attention…

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