By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Deputy Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Danlami Ahmed Kawule, has failed to secure the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Bauchi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. It was learnt that Aminu Ali Garu defeated Kawule...
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Dear Party delegates, Nigerians have come a long way together and have more to lose dividing now. However, the components that make up Nigeria must first unite and resolve all the contradictions in nationhood to make way for development. Give me a moment or two to share some thoughts with...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo says it has suspended its primaries for the House of Assembly and House of Representatives indefinitely, over unreconciled delegates list. A statement by the Legal Advisor of the party in the state, Mr Kessinger Ikeokwu on Sunday, attributed the non-conduct of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its primary elections to nominate candidates for the 2023 general elections will commence as officially scheduled on Sunday, May 22. The party, in a statement by its National Organising Secretary, Mr Umar Bature, on Saturday night in Abuja...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and a presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called for unity and oneness in the party as it prepares for the 2023 general elections. Tambuwal gave the advice on Saturday in Abakaliki while addressing party faithful, delegates...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says only three elected ad-hoc delegates per ward and one elected national delegate per local government will vote at its forthcoming primaries and national convention. PDP National Organising Secretary, Mr Umar Bature, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd), has called on the delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Bauchi state to vote for the former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, during the party’s presidential primary because his loyalty and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A leading presidential aspirant of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to end Boko Haram insurgency in the North East as well as other insecurity challenges affecting other parts of the country, if elected as the president of Nigeria in the forthcoming general...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has again expressed optimism that Nigerians would prefer to vote-in a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the country’s next president in 2023. The Governor spoke on Thursday when he received the Governor of Akwa Ibom State...
Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election, Prophet Godfrey Gbujie, on Wednesday predicted that former Anambra Governor, Mr Peter Obi, will emerge presidential candidate of the party. Gbujie, Ministerial Leader of World Zionist Union in the South-East, made the revelation in a media conference on Wednesday...
Alhaji Ibrahim El-Sudi, Chairman Taraba chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the party had put every machinery in place to take over the Taraba Government House in the 2023 general elections. El-Sudi made the declaration on Wednesday while welcoming members of the state Congress/Screening Committee for House...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has visited Kaduna in furtherance to his campaigns, seeking delegates and peoples support in actualising his ambition of becoming Nigeria’s president in the coming 2023 elections. Abubakar, interacting with the Peoples Democratic Party’s delegates on Tuesday at the party’s secretariat, promised to address issues...
No fewer than 244 aspirants are jostling for house of assembly, house of representatives, senate and governorship tickets of PDP for the 2023 68 elective positions in Lagos State. The Lagos Publicity Secretary of the PDP Mr Hakeem Amode, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of...
Former Jigawa Governor Saminu Turaki on Monday said that he would work with Alhaji Sule Lamido, who succeeded him as governor of the North-Western state, to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress in 2023. Turaki spoke in Dutse shortly after meeting with the Jigawa chapter of the Peoples Democratic...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Mr Peter Obi, has appealed to the party’s delegates to vote wisely during the upcoming national convention. Obi, a former governor of Anambra, urged them to be guided by their conscience and vote in the interest of the country’s future and that...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will present Nigeria with the leadership that will take the country out of the socioeconomic pains it is currently passing through in the hands of the APC-led federal government. The governor said...
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take a critical look at the development in its suit to know if it could still continue with the case. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the advice after counsel to the PDP, Joseph Daudu, SAN,...
Sen. Bukola Saraki, a Presidential aspirant on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform, has promised to prioritise the resuscitation of Ajaokuta Steel Company, Agriculture and security sectors if elected as Nigeria’s President come 2023. Saraki gave the assurance when he met with Kogi PDP national delegates on Sunday in...
ENGAGEMENTS BY Chidi Amuta Democracy was never intended to amuse nor was politics meant to offend. The ritual of periodic leadership renewal through elections was instead meant to be a serious business to guarantee the health of the polis. The Athenian and Roman senates were collections of people of knowledge...
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), says if he is elected president of Nigeria, he would work with the National Assembly to restructure Nigeria. Abubakar said this on Saturday in Calabar while addressing party delegates and stakeholders as the party prepares for its May...