Tag: Peoples Democratic Party

PDP Govs. in fresh move to zone presidential ticket to South

Aminu Imam

…May prevail on Atiku to accept BoT chairmanship Some governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), have embarked on a fresh move to zone the presidential ticket of the party in the 2023 general election to the South, in line with the position of the 17 southern governors that power should shift to the region in 2023, it was learnt. Also, in a first major endorsement for power shift by a member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris…

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“Secure Nigeria or resign”, PDP Reps. to Buhari

Aminu Imam

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), caucus in the House of Representatives, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to wake up and save Nigeria from the grips of rampaging terrorists, bandits and kidnappers or he should resign. The PDP caucus said it was worrisome that Nigeria under Buhari has been seized by hostage-takers, bandits and terrorists, who extract ransom demands on the poor and impoverished citizens and have turned homesteads, hamlets, villages, towns and cities into killing fields. The caucus, in a statement signed by its leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda,…

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PDP Chairmanship: Supreme Court to deliver ruling on Secondus’ appeal today

Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court is billed to deliver judgment today, on the appeal filed by the sacked National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, asking the apex court to quash his removal from office. Recall that the Appeal Court had on October, 29 struck out a suit filed by Secondus against the Party’s national convention. Secondus, who is challenging his removal from office, had approached the appellate court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, demanding it to restrain the PDP from holding its 2021 National Convention, which…

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2023: There‘ll be turbulence in PDP over choice of presidential candidate – Wike

Aminu Imam

…Doubts APC’s readiness to hand over power Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has predicted that there would be disagreements in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), over which part of the country will produce the party’s presidential candidate in 2023. This is as he said that the presidential candidate of the PDP must be someone who will be ready to confront the All Progressives Congress, (APC), even as he doubts the readiness of the ruling party to hand over power in 2023. Wike, who spoke yesterday, during a live television…

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‘PDP must move beyond issuing statements to condemn APC’ – Iyorchia Ayu

Aminu Imam

National Chairman-elect of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, has urged the opposition party to move beyond issuing occasional press statements. This was disclosed yesterday by the party chairman at an event organised for the newly elected officers of the party. According to Ayu, the party must demonstrate to Nigerians that it is ready to rebuild the country, adding that the PDP must thoughtfully articulate and design a clear programme of what it intends to achieve for the country. According to the former senator, “This is a very auspicious moment…

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“PDP must give presidential ticket to North in 2023”, Says Chieftain, Mr. La

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Falal Ango A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Lawal Usman, says the party must zone its presidential ticket to the North in the forthcoming 2023 general elections for strategic reasons. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr. LA’, stated this when he spoke with newsmen in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Sunday. According to him, “For the strategic interest of the party and the nation, the PDP must zone its presidential ticket to the North in 2023. Usman further said that the party must give the ticket to the North for fairness…

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‘Loss of presidency in 2015 good for PDP, Nigerians now know better’ ? Iyorchia Ayu

Aminu Imam

…Says not zoning presidency a tactical move The ouster of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from power and its replacement by the All Progressive Congress (APC) has worked in its favour, as Nigerians now know that they were better off with the main opposition party. This is according to the national chairman-elect of the PDP, Professor Iyorchia Ayu, who also said that the PDP might have plunged the country into a dictatorship or become complacent of it had remained in government. Fielding questions from newsmen for the first time since…

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2023: ‘PDP presidential candidate can come from anywhere’ – Adamawa Gov., Fintiri

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…Says ‘zoning not our problem in Nigeria’ Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has said there is great wisdom in throwing the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) open to all aspirants instead of zoning it to any particular region. There has been disagreement in the party on which region will produce the presidential candidate. Some stakeholders in the party are saying it must come to the South since the position of National Chairman has gone to the North. Fintiri, who was the chairman of the PDP Convention Committee…

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PDP Convention: PDP governors show their influence, ‘handpick’ NWC members, elected officers

Aminu Imam

At the just-concluded national elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Abuja, State governors demonstrated their might, as they literally handpicked members of the next National Working Committee, (NWC), and other national officers of the party. Atiku, Saraki and Lamido, it was gathered, did everything possible to drum support for Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who vied for the office of the Deputy National Chairman (South), against Taofeek Arapaja. Arapaja, a former deputy governor of Oyo State, rode on the support of the PDP governors to the convention, as entreaties made…

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PDP Convention: 25-yr-old new-breed, Muhammed Suleiman, elected Youth Leader

Aminu Imam

A 25-year-old Kaduna-based businessman, Muhammed Kadade Suleiman, has emerged as the National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), at its just-concluded National Convention. Suleiman, who hails from Kaduna State, polled 3,072 votes to beat his challenger Usman Elkudan, who scored 219 votes. The 25-yr-old was barely two years older than the PDP which was established in 1998. The newly elected youth leader said his emergence would help the party to restore its image to the vision of the PDP founding fathers. He, however, added that his emergence will…

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