Tag: Peoples Democratic Party

PDP leadership crisis deepens, as 11 NWC members oppose Damagum, Anyanwu

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The internal crisis rocking the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new turn over the weekend, as 11 out of the 17 committee members rejected the authority of Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, and embattled National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu. The latest dispute stems from a legal representation issue in a pending appeal before the Supreme Court. Tensions within the party leadership had already been brewing, with disagreements over the leadership of Damagum and Anyanwu dividing the NWC. Earlier interventions by the PDP…

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“Media chat confirms APC’s insensitivity to Nigerians’ hardship” – PDP 

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PDP on media chat

The People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s media chat validates the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s insensitivity and disconnection from the Nigerian people. Recall that during his media chat on Monday, President Tinubu stated that financial discipline has been introduced, with additional funds being allocated to development projects. He also mentioned that borrowing is being utilised to finance infrastructure. However, in an issued statement on Tuesday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, expressed concern that while the APC has failed to explain the savings from the…

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PDP N’Central stakeholders demand replacement of Damagun in 2025

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PDP N'Central stakeholders

Top stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the North-Central Zone have declared their firm resolve to ensure the zone produces a replacement for the partys acting national chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, early in 2025. In a communiqu issued after a high-profile meeting, which included two former Senate Presidents, two ex-presidential aspirants, former senators, a serving member of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), ex-ministers, four former governors, and the zones only serving governor, the stakeholders made their intentions clear.  They revealed that strategic efforts are underway to persuade…

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PDP govs urge Tinubu to review economic policies

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PDP govs urge Tinubu

State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have called on President Bola Tinubu to review his administrations economic policies to address current hardship in the land. The governors made the call in a communique issued in Jos, Plateau State, after their two-day meeting, which ended yesterday. The communiqu, signed by Senator Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State Governor, who is the chairman of the Governors forum, read in part: The Forum empathizes with Nigerians, who are groaning under the oppressive economic hardship foisted on the nation by the…

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PDP faction appoints new Acting National Chairman

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PDP faction appoints

As court bars faction from removing Damagum A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), which suspended the Ag. National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum has appointed Yayari Ahmed, the partys Treasurer, as his replacement. In an issued statement signed by the PDP National Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja, yesterday. The Party said, Following the suspension of His Excellency, Amb. Illiya Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Working Committee (NWC) has approved the appointment of…

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2027 Presidency: Atiku hints on PDP/LP merger, as quest to unseat Tinubu intensifies

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Atiku Abubakar

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has hinted at the possibility of supporting his Labour Party (LP) counterpart in the last election, Peter Obi, in 2027. The former Vice-President, who is currently on a merger talk with stakeholders of some opposition political parties, has said he will not hesitate to support Obi in the next election if the Party picks the former Anambra State governor. According to earlier reports, Atiku gave the hint in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)…

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Christmas: PDP berates Tinubu for subjecting Nigerians to hardship

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Urges unity, love The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of Christmas, the festival of the birth of Jesus Christ to strengthen the bond of love and unity despite the hardship, pain and misery brought upon the nation by the divisive and suppressive policies of the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. This is even as the Party, the governors under the platform of PDP, congratulated the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, as he marked his birthday on Christmas day. The PDP, in…

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Supreme Court judgement disappointing – PDP

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Says apex court has failed Nigerians The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, described judgement of the Supreme Court in the petition filed by the PDP and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against declaration of Bola Tinubu as President, as disappointing. Atiku and the PDP, as well as Peter Obi and the Labour Party, had filed a case against the declaration of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu as winners of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). An issued statement by the PDP…

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APC has reversed all gains made by Nigerias founding fathers – PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has called on Nigerians to defend the countrys democracy. In a statement by Debo Ologunagba, its spokesperson, the PDP said Nigerias 63rd independence anniversary serves as a wake-up call to all Nigerians to stand in defence of democracy and the rule of law. The PDP accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of reversing all the achievements recorded during Nigerias golden years. The opposition party noted that the independence of any nation and its sovereignty is embedded in the rights, liberty and freedom of citizens. The…

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N617 per litre is extortion; fuel price should be N150 PDP dares Tinubu

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The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has accused President Bola Tinubus administration of extorting Nigerians with the increased N617 pump price of petrol. The PDP, in an issued statement by PDPs spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said the price of fuel should not be more than N150 per litre, adding that the increased rate was a maladministration by Tinubus government that has shown extreme insensitivity and callousness towards Nigerians. The Party cautioned that the increase is worsening the already suffocating economic situation under the APC, and has the capability of triggering a very…

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