Tag: PDP

PDP releases 2025 timetable for zonal congresses

Aminu Imam
PDP releases 2025

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has officially released its timetable for the 2025 zonal congresses, where new Zonal Working Committees (ZWC) and National Ex-officio members will be elected. This decision, made by the National Working Committee (NWC) at its 592nd meeting, comes as the current tenures of the zonal executives in the South-South, South-East, South-West, North-Central, and North-East zones near expiration. According to the approved schedule, the process will begin with the sale of forms for all ZWC positions and National Ex-officio roles from Monday, November 18, 2024, to Wednesday,…

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ICPC/EFCC Probe: “Stop making noise, wait for investigation”, PDP chieftain tells el-Rufa’I

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PDP chieftain on el Rufa'i

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Isa Rabiu, has asked former governor Nasir el-Rufa’i to be patient and allow a proper investigation to be conducted into his eight years administration in the State. The PDP chieftain, who spoke to newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, was reacting to el-Rufa’i’s claim that he did not steal public money during his time as Kaduna governor. Recall that el-Rufa’i had declared that he is ready to swear with the Holy Quran to prove his innocence. Reacting to el-Rufa’i’s assertion however,…

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“We’ve no hand in your leadership crisis” – APC tells PDP

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APC tells PDP

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has distanced itself from the perennial leadership crisis that besets the the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Recall that Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, had alleged that the APC is behind the division and crisis rocking the party, saying the ruling party had planted moles in the PDP to feed it (APC) confidential information about what’s going on in the opposition party. Reacting, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, said the ruling party is not involved in the protracted imbroglio within the opposition…

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State Congress: Kaduna PDP says exercise holds as scheduled, no court order

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party PDP says it is not aware of any court order restraining it from conducting its Congress and it would hold as scheduled tomorrow Saturday 21st September, 2024. The State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the  Party, Felix Hassan Hyat, says the rumours going round that that the schedule State Congress slated for tomorrow Saturday 21st September, 2024 has been postponed is false. A statement by Abraham Albera Catoh, a member of the state caretaker committee says the party wish to categorically State that the State Congress…

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Breaking; PDP Congress: Court puts Kaduna Exercise on hold

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

An Abuja Federal High Court has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Kaduna State chapter and the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC from conducting the state congress to elect new executives for the party. Five aggrieved members of the PDP in Kaduna State obtained an exparte order from the Federal High Court, restraining the party and INEC) from holding the state congress and elections scheduled for tomorrow  Saturday September 21, 2024 pending the determination of motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.  The exparte-motion was filed by counsel to the aggrieved…

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Edo: “We won’t remove ‘Wike’s cousin’ as REC” -  INEC tells PDP

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INEC tells PDP

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, said to be the first cousin of Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will not be redeployed ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the State. Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Tony Aziegbemi, had last week, asked INEC to redeploy Onuoha over ties with Wike. He expressed a lack of confidence in the REC’s ability to conduct a free and fair election. Onuoha, the INEC…

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PDP calls for investigation into alleged fraud in Kebbi’s NG-Cares funds disbursement

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PDP calls on NGCares

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi State, has called for a full-scale investigation into the alleged fraudulent activities linked to the disbursement of the NG-Cares (Kaura Cares) programme in the State. The PDP, represented by its Secretary, Abubakar Bawa-Kalgo, in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin-Kebbi, expressed serious concerns regarding the State government’s lack of transparency and failure to hold the culprits accountable. This demand follows revelations from Kebbi’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed-BK, who disclosed possible irregularities within the programme during a statement issued on…

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‘Hunger behind #EndBadGovernance protests’ – PDP

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PDP on protests

…Urges FG to address hardship The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), says “hunger” sponsored the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a press conference yestetday in Abuja. Recall that on August 1-10, thousands of Nigerians took to streets across the country to rail against a pervasive economic hardship. The 10-day protest, whuch was marred by looting and arson in the North, was spearheaded by the #Take-It-Back movement and a raft of civil society organisations. Ologunagba’s comments come on the heels of the arrest of…

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“Wike is a threat to national security, democracy” – Rivers Elders tell Tinubu

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Rivers elders

A group of Rivers State Elders, led by a former Governor, Rufus Ada George, has called on President Bola Ahmed to call the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to order over his threat to cause violence in some States. The Rivers Elders and Leadership Forum made the call in an open letter they wrote to draw the attention of President Tinubu to what they called the unsavory and demeaning threat statements widely circulating on news headlines made by the Minister in Port-Harcourt, the State capital, on Saturday,…

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Broadcast: “Tinubu’s speech diversionary, failed to address issues” – PDP, Atiku

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PDP, Atiku

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has labelled President Bola Tinubu’s speech to the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters as a distraction. In an issued statement yesterday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the speech failed to address the protesters’ concerns. With economic hardships worsening, many Nigerians are struggling to afford basic necessities. In reaction to these conditions, youths began protests last Thursday, which have continued through Saturday in cities such as Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, Rivers, and others, demanding an end to hunger and poor governance. In a nationwide broadcast yesterday,…

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