Tag: Peoples Democratic Party

PDP governors meet today to strategise on party matters

Aminu Imam

State governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), will meet today, Wednesday, ahead of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, scheduled for September 9. The Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, of Sokoto State, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Forum’s Director-General, C.I.D Maduabum, in Abuja. It stated that Gov. Tambuwal, in consultation with his colleagues, had summoned an extraordinary meeting of the Forum for 3:00 p.m. Wednesday. According to the statement, the meeting would discuss party matters and strategies to reposition the PDP ahead of…

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“You’ll destroy your integrity if you join APC”, Nwodo warns Jonathan

Aminu Imam

A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, has cautioned former President Goodluck Jonathan against succumbing to the pressure of defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), saying doing so will destroy what is left of his integrity. Nwodo, a former governor of Enugu State, said no group of people has been so virulent in destroying Jonathan both as a person and as president than the APC. He further said Jonathan won’t be able to cause a radical change from within the APC because…

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‘PDP is weakened by crisis’- Kwankwaso

Aminu Imam

The former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has weakened it as an opposition. The PDP chieftain said this on Friday during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC), Hausa service. Kwankwaso said the crisis is “heightened by those who are after leadership” of the party. “Now the strength of the party has reduced and in the end what will happen is that it will tear us apart”, he said. “You see the result will not help us since…

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Just In: Uche Secondus resigns as PDP National Chairman

Aminu Imam

Prince Uche Secondus has resigned as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Although no reason was immediately adduced for his resignation, unconfirmed reports indicated that the embattled PDP Chairman stepped down following the outcome of the National Executive Council, ( NEC) meeting in Abuja, attended by major stakeholders and presided by the Acting National Chairman, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, with Secondus reportedly uninvited. The meeting, which was said to have prioritised its chances for 2023, reportedly decided to take a bold step towards doing away with internal troubles that…

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2023: Kwankwaso urges supporters to get ‘battle-ready’

Aminu Imam

The immediate past governor of Kano State, (Dr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has asked his supporters and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State to gear up for the “battle ahead”. Kwankwaso, who is the predecessor of the incumbent governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, urged members of the PDP to unite ahead of 2023, adding that the opposition party would defeat the APC. According to him, Ganduje’s bad leadership has is an albatross to the growth and development of the State. Kwankwaso, who is also the leader of the…

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Corruption: “Amaechi’s APC looting confession vindicates us” – PDP

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has said that the confession by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that stealing is going on quietly under President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC), vindicates its stand that the APC is a haven of thieves and treasury looters. The party asserted that the confession also further confirmed that the Buhari-led APC administration has been providing official cover for corrupt officials, who have turned government agencies into cash cows and Automated Teller Machines (ATM) for themselves, their cronies, family members and mistresses. PDP, in…

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Just In: Court returns Secondus as PDP National Chairman

Aminu Imam

A Kebbi State High Court has ordered Prince Uche Secondus to return to his position as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). A vacation Judge, Justice Nusrat Umar, gave the order in a suit brought before her in Birnin-Kebbi, the State capital. In the case, cited as KB/AC/M. 170/2021, Justice Umar said she was satisfied after reading the affidavit of the respondents. She said it was necessary to issue an interim order on the purported suspension of Prince Secondus pending the determination of the case. The order…

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Just In: PDP announces Acting Chairman

Aminu Imam

After two days of intra-party spat over claim to its leadership, the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Deputy National Chairman (South), has affirmed Yemi Akinwonmi as its Acting National Chairman. This was disclosed by the party’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, after the National Working Committee, (NWC), closed-door meeting in Abuja on Thursday. Akinwonmi replaces the erstwhile National Chairman, Uche Secondus, who was on Monday ordered by a Rivers State High Court not to parade himself as the National Chairman of the PDP. He also announced a reschedule of the…

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Drama, as PDP suspends National Working Committee meeting indefinitely

Aminu Imam

The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Elder Yemi Akinwomi has suspended the scheduled National Working Committee, (NWC), meeting of the party till further notice. Following the Port Harcourt Court restraining order against the National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, the Deputy National Chairman-South, Elder Akinwomi, acting on section 45 (2) of the PDP constitution took over the presiding over of the activities of the party and issued the directive. The Constitutional section says that in absence of the National Chairman, the Deputy National Chairman-South takes over…

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Drama, as PDP suspends National Working Committee meeting indefinitely

Aminu Imam

The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Elder Yemi Akinwomi has suspended the scheduled National Working Committee, (NWC), meeting of the party till further notice. Following the Port Harcourt Court restraining order against the National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, the Deputy National Chairman-South, Elder Akinwomi, acting on section 45 (2) of the PDP constitution took over the presiding over of the activities of the party and issued the directive. The Constitutional section says that in absence of the National Chairman, the Deputy National Chairman-South takes over…

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