By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – River State Governor, Nyesom Wike has pledged to tackle the rising insecurity and poverty bedeviling the country, if elected as president of Nigeria in 2023. Governor Wike gave the pledge on Monday while addressing the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) delegates on Monday in Maiduguri,...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa has rejected the result of Saturday’s local government election announced by the state Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was conducted on April 9th and the result announced on April 10. The outcome showed...
The Federal High Court (FHC)’s vacation has stalled the judgment in suit seeking for the declaration of the seat of Rep Yakubu Dogara vacant on account of his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on March 23, reported that the judgment,...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A frontline governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Senator John Owan Enoh has appealed to the state working committee of the party to consider everyone aspiring to the office of position of the governor in 2023....
— As PDP insists is a stolen mandate, head for appeal PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Cross River State has expressed excitement and congratulated the State Governor, Ben Ayade over his victory at the Federal High Court. The party in a statement by the...
Mr Labaran Maku, former Minister of Information has declared his intention to contest the governorship seat of Nasarawa State in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Maku, a one-time deputy governor and ex-Commissioner in Nasarawa State, made the declaration on Saturday in Lafia when he...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Plateau chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has zoned the governorship seat to the central senatorial district of the state. A communiqué signed by PDP State Publicity Secretary, Mr John Akans, said that the decision was...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A pan-Nigeria group, One Nigeria Democratic Initiative (ONDI), has faulted the on-going campaign by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to undermine the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to leave its Presidential ticket open to the most popular candidate. The PDP had...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The crisis that engulfed the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been finally resolved. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom who is also the Chairman of the committee set up by the National Executive Committee, NEC of PDP disclosed this to...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Ahead of today’s judgement by a Federal High Court in Abuja over his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has expressed his belief in the Nigerian judiciary. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that...
Prince Kassim Afegbua, an advocate of southern presidency and former Commissioner for Information, Edo state, has said that throwing the 2023 presidential position open for all members of the People’s Democratic Party, offends the party’s constitution and the democratic principles of equity and fairness. According to him, Seven powerful...
Benue State Governor and Chairman, Zoning Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Samuel Ortom has dismissed insinuations in the media that the committee has thrown the presidential ticket of the party open. He insisted that the committee was being quoted on what it did not say. The governor...
A foundation member of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu has mocked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for jettisoning the zoning of its presidential ticket, saying it’s akin to buying vehicle with the name tag, ‘no refund after payment’. Okechukwu who is also the Director General of...
Initially, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stated that the fate of Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition would be decided by zoning regardless of the party constitution, which dictates that presidential power has to move South in 2023. The PDP has also claimed that since the party is not in power...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that he has the capacity and energy required to serve and salvage Nigeria as its president come 2023. Governor Wike made the declaration at Gombe State when he visited leaders and faithful of the Peoples Democratic...
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP (PDP), Zoning Committee, says it will present its unanimous decision on zoning to the party National Executive Committee (NEC). The Chairman of the committee and Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, disclosed this after the committee’s meeting held at Benue State Governor’s lodge on...
Dear Governor Samuel Ortom, Let me begin by congratulating you on your well-deserved appointment as the Chairman of the Zoning Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its forthcoming National Convention. Your appointment is well-deserved because it represents an apparent promotion from the position of Vice -Chairman of...
Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged to devout his time and energy to make the country great. Anyim, also a former President of the Senate, said this when he received a youth group led by Mr Anthony...
The Technical Committee, Atiku Abubakar Presidential Project, has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning arrangement would not be against the presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The Chairman of the committee, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after submitting...