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Just In: Iyorchia Ayu emerges PDP Chairman

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 Aminu Imam

�As Party gets new national officials A former President of the Senate, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Senator Ayu, a consensus candidate for the position, took over the leadership of the main opposition party alongside 20 others elected into various positions within the PDP National Working Committee. The new sets of leaders were elected at the party�s national convention which began on Saturday and lasted till the early morning of Sunday. Hundreds of party delegates participated in the election…

PDP Convention: “We have a chance to set the ship aright in 2023” � Atiku

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says APC very corrupt, lacks leadership capacity Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar yesterday in Abuja charged all Nigerians to take the opportunity presented by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to set Nigeria aright. Abubakar gave the charge while addressing delegates and party officials at the 2021 PDP National Convention. According to him, there are many differences, but Nigerians can achieve anything if they put their differences aside. He said that the Convention was an opportunity to make decisions that would shape the future of the party for the benefit of all…

PDP convention: Ayu, others to resume only on Dec 9

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 Aminu Imam

The National Chairman-designate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Dr. Iyorchia Ayu and other national party officers to be elected at the national convention today, Saturday will have to wait until December 9 before they can resume office. The chairman of the Convention Organising Committee, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, of Adamawa state, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday. By implication, the present crop of national officers will remain in office till December 8, when their four-year tenure expires. Speaking on what to expect at the convention, Fintiri said that of the…

Just In! PDP National Convention: Northern Media Broadcast Owners Association calls-off live coverage boycott by its members

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Aminu Imam

Following the intervention of some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) political stakeholders from the North, specifically, Adamu Maina Waziri, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki and others in the leadership of the PDP, the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), has notified all its members and the general public that its earlier protest against the party has been redressed. The NBMOA, according to a press statement issued on Friday , stated that its earlier call for the boycott of the Convention by its members has therefore been withdrawn, saying, “Our members will therefore cover…

Northern Broadcast Media Owners protest PDP’s exclusion of northern media organisations from live coverage of National Convention

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Directs members to boycott event By Aminu Imam The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), has expressed its dismay against the exclusion of all Northern Broadcast Media organisations from the live coverage of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)’s National Convention, scheduled for 30th and 31st October, 2021. According to a press statement issued by the NBMOA Acting Chairman, Alh. Abdullahi Yelwa,Ajiyan Yauri, “It has come to the notice of the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s National Convention Committee has decided to exclude all…

PDP Convention: Appeal Court fixes today for judgment on Secondus suit

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Port Harcourt Division of Court of Appeal will by noon today, Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Uche Secondus, seeking to stop the national convention of the party. The National Convention of PDP is scheduled to hold in Abuja on 30 and 31 October. Secondus, had through his Counsel, Tayo Oyetubo asked the Court to suspend the convention and allow him the right to preside over it. A 3-member panel of the court unanimously fixed noon, Friday,…

Convention: PDP knows fate on Thursday

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 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…

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

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 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…

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

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 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…

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

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 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…