The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has condemned the state government’s threat against Mr Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor over a Facebook post, urging it to focus on good governance instead. A statement by PDP Caretaker Committee in the state, Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, on Tuesday in Benin , urged public office holders to accept criticisms. The News…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT, has urged the party to allocate its presidential ticket to the southern region ahead of the 2027 elections. This demand was articulated following a meeting in Abuja on Monday night, attended by former governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Okezie Ikpeazu, and…
Amid growing concern over the state of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), senior party figures convened in Abuja on Monday to chart a path forward. At the centre of the discussion was FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, who declared that the PDP still had a future — but only if members set…
The Lagos State PDP Spokesman, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, has dumped the main opposition party in the state for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Amode, along with other PDP chieftains ,announced his defection at a news conference on Monday in Ikeja. Speaking ,Amode said he and other defectors were motivated and inspired by the visionary…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said nobody in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can question his membership or force him out of the party. Wike while speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Monday, described himself as one of the PDP’s most loyal members. He also criticised a senior…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has defended his actions during the last elections, saying he never worked against his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike while speaking at his monthly media chat in Abuja on Monday, argued that if he had really betrayed the PDP, the party would not have…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will hold on Tuesday (today) as scheduled. The party’s acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, stated this while addressing newsmen after the PDP Extraordinary Caucus Meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja. “We just finished the extraordinary caucus meeting. We are moving to Legacy House for…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken possession of Wadata Plaza, the building used by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its National Secretariat, due to 28 years of unpaid ground rent. Director of Lands at the FCTA, Mr Chijoke Nwankwoeze, said the action followed the revocation of the property’s land title, which was…
Sen Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe has said that the current crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not be the end of the party. Atom-Jarigbe, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas, expressed this optimism at a town hall meeting in Obudu on Sunday. He represents Cross River North in the National Assembly. Agom-Jarigbe, who…
The internal crisis rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has turned from bad to worse as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared his withdrawal from all reconciliation agreements earlier reached by top party leaders, citing serial betrayals and lack of fidelity to mutual understandings. Wike, in…
