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PDP Surprises Critics With Unity As Key Official Reinstated

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, held its historic 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Monday, defying predictions of internal crisis and confirming Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary. After the meeting, acting National Chairman Umar Damagum told reporters that the next NEC gathering will be on 23 July,…

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PDP Reverses Course, Reinstates Senator Anyanwu As National Secretary Amid Electoral Pressures

Nigeria’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as its National Secretary, following a recommendation by the country’s electoral body and high-level party consultations. The PDP’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, calling the move a difficult but necessary…

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PDP Leadership Engages INEC To Clarify National Secretary Controversy

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened high-level discussions with Nigeria’s electoral body, INEC, in a bid to resolve the escalating leadership tussle surrounding the position of National Secretary. The meeting, held on Tuesday at INEC’s Abuja headquarters, follows a formal invitation sent by the PDP for INEC to attend its upcoming National Executive Committee…

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PDP Leadership Crisis Deepens As INEC Seeks Clarity Over Party’s National Secretary

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s leading opposition party, has promised to swiftly resolve the internal controversy over the rightful occupant of its national secretary position. This assurance was given on Monday by the Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, following a high-level meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The meeting came…

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PDP Internal Rift Surfaces Ahead Of 100th NEC Meeting

Tensions have emerged within Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after its acting National Chairman, Alhaji Umar Damagum, publicly repudiated recent comments by the party’s spokesperson regarding procedural correspondence with the country’s electoral body. National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, had told journalists that the party was under no legal obligation to inform the Independent National Electoral…

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“Defection Storm Rocks Nigeria’s PDP Amid Fresh Crisis In Rivers, Bayelsa”

Nigeria’s opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is facing renewed internal turbulence, as fresh reports suggest Governors Douye Diri (Bayelsa) and Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers) may soon decamp to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This would follow similar moves by Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and Akwa Ibom’s Umo Eno, who both switched allegiance…

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PDP, Edo Govt Bicker Over Good Governance

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…

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