The Vice Chairman (West) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Chief Sunday Olaifa, says he is confident the party will overcome its internal divisions before Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, Olaifa—who also leads the New Era Political Movement—said he believed the PDP would…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, on Tuesday said the party has not officially received any communication from Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, regarding his purported resignation from the PDP. Speaking to journalists after the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja, Turaki noted that while Adeleke has the…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect. Adeleke announced his decision in a letter dated November 4 and addressed to the chairman of Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Ede North Local Government Area. The letter was made available to journalists early Tuesday in Osogbo. In…
More than 2,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors were formally received on Tuesday by the State APC Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru, in Birnin Kebbi. Speaking on behalf of the group, former PDP House of…
Umar Damagum, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has assured that the party will overcome its current difficulties and emerge stronger. The assurance came during a formal handover ceremony to the new National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja on Tuesday. Damagum acknowledged that the party had faced setbacks, including the loss of…
Chief Olabode George, a senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) figure, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene over what he described as a forceful police takeover of the PDP National Secretariat. Speaking at a news conference in Lagos on Tuesday, George, a former Deputy National Chairman and current member of the PDP Board of…
Supporters of former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, are pressing him to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), arguing that the opposition party has drifted away from its founding principles and is now too weak to serve as a serious political movement. The demand was included in a statement issued by the “Former PDP…
The factional National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, has reportedly expelled Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), and Dauda Lawal (Zamfara) from the party. The group also announced the expulsion of the party’s new National Chairman, Sen. Tanimu Turaki; Board of Trustees Chairman, Sen. Adolphus…
Crisis on Tuesday erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, as the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) and that of factional acting National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, clashed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the factional acting chairman, Mohammed is backed by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. NAN also reports…
Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faces heightened internal tensions as the Abdulrahman-led faction announced emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) meetings for Tuesday. Suspended National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu issued the notice on Monday in Abuja, confirming that the BoT meeting aligned with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike will start at 11 a.m.,…
