Tag: Peoples Democratic Party

PDP Crisis: Moves to sack Ayu-led NWC gather steam

Aminu Imam

The days of the Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may be numbered as moves to sack the embattled chairman just got some legal reinforcement in court. Whilst the partys NWC and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, are enmeshed in the political turmoil generated by the insistence of the G-5 governors inspired by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, it appears the partys leadership may have taken for granted a seemingly innocuous and existing legal action seeking to sack the entire NWC. This…

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Wike: PDP postpones 2023 Presidential campaign

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party has rescheduled its presidential campaign rallies for Kebbi and Zamfara States indefinitely. The presidential rallies were slated to take place yesterday, Wednesday and today,Thursday, respectively; however, they were put on hold. Although the party has not offered any explanation to that effect, it was learnt from unconfirmed sources that the party was halting the rallies in order to return to the negotiation table with the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike. Recall that the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, had on Monday told a…

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“APC has brought Nigeria from top to bottom – Atiku

Aminu Imam

…As PDP flags-off 2023 presidential campaign in Uyo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has again slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) saying the ruling party has led Nigeria to the brink of collapse. Atiku spoke at the partys presidential campaign flag off held in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state capital, yesterday. The former vice-president lamented the crises of poverty, hunger and others bedevilling the country, adding that the ruling party had changed Nigeria negatively. He also claimed that the APC-led government smashed all the legacies of the opposition…

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PDP set to flag-off campaigns Monday

Aminu Imam

Promises issue-based outing The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its plans to flag off the 2023 Presidential elections campaign season in Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State capital, tomorrow, Monday. The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a media briefing, in Abuja, yesterday. He said, Our Party is fully prepared for an issue-based campaign and our Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, are fully ‘Articulated’ for the campaign. According to Ologunagba, The PDP will take our campaign to all the States, Local…

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Bribery Allegation: PDP NWC members return over N90m mysteriously paid into bank accounts

Aminu Imam

There is palpable anxiety in the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as four members of its National Working Committee (NWC) have allegedly returned monies reportedly credited to their bank accounts by the party leadership. The party officers, according to unconfirmed reports, are the Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja; National Vice-Chairman (South), Chief Dan Orbih; National Vice Chairman (South-west), Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo, and National Women Leader, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe. Recall that in recent weeks, there has been a crisis in the PDP over the insistence of allies of…

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2023: Wike, Ortom, Makinde, two other governors shun Atikus presidential campaign inauguration in Abuja

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) State governors in the camp of their Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, were conspicuously absent at the official inauguration of the party presidential campaign council and the Atiku Abubakar book launch, yesterday. Recall that the party, yesterday, formally inaugurated its 2023 Presidential Campaign Council, headed by Akwa-Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel. The event, which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, attracted the partys chieftains from across the country. However, the State governors in Wikes camp boycotted the event. They include Samuel Ortom, of Benue;…

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“Keeping Ayu, Anyanwu in office threatens your 2023 chances”, CUPP Spokesperson tells PDP

Aminu Imam

…Says they should be sacked before its too late As the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a different twist yesterday, with the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, making some revelations about what transpired in the party, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has said that keeping the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, in the office is threatening the party chances in 2023. The CUPP Spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, in an issued statement, called on the National Executive…

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Over-Performance Claim: “Youve been a sleeping President” – PDP hits Buhari

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed President Muhammadu Buharis self-assessment of having performed extremely well, saying he has been a sleeping president under whose watch Nigeria has degenerated on all indices of development. The Senior Political Adviser to the vice-presidential candidate of the PDP and governor of Delta State, Funkekeme Solomon, who stated this while featuring on a radio phone-in programme in Asaba, the State capital, said: Nigeria has been burdened with a sleeping president. How can President make such claim when federal universities have been shut for over…

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2023: “Why Im insisting Ayu must quit as PDP National Chairman” – Olabode George

Aminu Imam

The former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has said that the partys presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, needs the votes of millions of Southerners, warning that keeping Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the partys National Chairman at this time was a high price to pay and a gamble that most likely would cost the PDP another election loss in 2023 General Elections. George, who gave the warning, yesterday, at a press conference he addressed at his Ikoyi office, maintained that Ayu must resign from office as he…

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PDP crisis: Ayu must resign, Gov. Makinde insists

Aminu Imam

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has to resign for the crisis rocking the party to abate. Makinde made this known at the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting with the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar. The Governor, together with the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has been at daggers-drawn with the PDP hierarchy over the National Chairman of the party and the presidential candidate who are from the North. However, in his welcome address, he described Atiku…

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