Tag: Peoples Democratic Party

Zamfara PDP supporters defect to APC

Aminu Imam

A group of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) supporters in Kungurki ward, in Kaura Namoda local government area (LGA) of Zamfara State, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group announced its defection at a ceremony on Wednesday in Sabon-garin Kaura, Kaura-Namoda, Zamfara State. Speaking on behalf of the group, Malam Bala Ayuba said that the former PDP members under three different groups decided to leave the party for APC. Receiving the defectors, Alhaji Umaru Isiyaka, APC Kaura-Namoda LGA Chairman, commended the defectors for joining APC.He called on all…

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Six PDP chieftains defect to APC ahead of 2023

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been hit with defection again, as six of its chieftains in Oyibo local government area of Rivers State joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The new defectors, according to reports, include Adolphus Nweke, Onyema Ihenna, Ibekwe Okere, among others. It was gathered that the defectors were received on Wednesday by the party leader in Oyibo, Gift Okere, and Caretaker Committee chairman, Chamberlain Okorie. Claiming that the PDP has crashed in the area following the defection of key executives to the APC, he urged the…

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Former PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh released after 10 months in prison

Aminu Imam

Court admits him to N250m bail Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has been released from Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja after ten months in custody following a court judgment that voided his conviction. The Federal High Court, Abuja, admitted Metuh in the sum of N250 million bail. The presiding judge, Justice Nkeonye Maha gave the order, in a ruling, following a Motion on Notice filed on Dec. 21 by a team of lawyers led by Dr. Oyechi Ikpeazu, counsel to Metuh. A Federal High…

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2023: APC vows to sack PDP in Rivers

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to sack the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State at the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The State’s Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Isaac Abbot-Ogbobula, revealed this at the weekend in Port Harcourt while inaugurating the APC caretaker committees in the 23 local government areas of the state. Abbot-Ogbobula said he was inaugurated as the State’s caretaker committee chairman by the National Caretaker Committee following the dissolution of all the structures of APC by the party’s National Executive Council. Describing the development…

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Senator Elisha Abbo reveals why he defected to APC

Aminu Imam

As APC chairman, Buni formally receives him into party  The Senator representing Adamawa-North, Elisha Abbo, has explained that he left the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to join the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in order to pursue his 2023 governorship ambition. He also said he was not ready to resign as a Senator as was demanded by the PDP.  Abbo, whose letter of defection was read on the floor of the Senate by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, however insisted at a news conference after plenary, that there is…

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2023: PDP clears air on zoning presidency

Aminu Imam

..As Umahi prepares to defect to APC ..Ohanaeze backs gov., others’ decision The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted there have been no discussions on the zoning of candidates in the 2023 general elections. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this while speaking on a television programme yesterday, while reacting to reports that the Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, was planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). It has been reported that Umahi believes that the APC would protect the interest of the South-East in the 2023…

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Again, FG hikes petrol ex-depot price to N168-N170/litre, as PPMC increases ex-depot price

Aminu Imam

NNPC to sell to marketers at N153 on specialized platform Buhari’s official cars to run on gas Price increase wicked, unbearable – PDP Nigerians are to henceforth pay between N168 and N170 for a litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, as the new depot price for the product goes into effect. The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in a memo dated 11th November, set the ex-depot price of petrol to N155.17 per litre, from N147.67 per litre. …

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COVID-19 palliatives: There’s a plot to shield minister from probe, PDP alleges

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), yesterday raised alarm over what it called designs by indicted federal government officials to use the invasion of COVID-19 palliative warehouses to escape investigation into the reported stealing and criminal diversion of funds and palliatives provided by the federal government to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PDP said it is appalled by the scandalous attempt by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Umar Farouq, to create an impression that the CACOVID palliatives besieged in the aftermath of…

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