Politics

Ahead of the October 31 national elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leaders and stakeholders of the party from the North Central, Tuesday night, unanimously adopted former Senate President, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, for the position of national chairman. Ayu had the backing of the Benue State governor, who is Deputy Chairman of the PDP zoning committee, Dr. Samuel Ortom. Ortom, after a few weeks of rooting for another former President of the Senate, David Mark, turned to Ayu following alleged opposition by some party bigwigs. Addressing newsmen at the event, Governor Ortom said: “This is stakeholders meeting of…

The Abia State Chapter of the largest Youth Political Party in Nigeria, Youth Democratic Party of Nigeria (YDPN) has said it will not condone the marginalisation meted on Youths by the present ruling political parties in Nigeria. The Abia State Party Chairman, Comr. Anthony Ekwubiri, while expressing his dissatisfaction to news men on the appointment of 27 Commissioner Nominees by the State Governor on Friday 8th October at Umuahia said " This appointment made by the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, shows that the state government does not have the interest of Abia Youths at heart,…

A former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has declared that he will contest for the office of the National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during its national convention slated for October 30 – 31st. He made his intention known late Monday at an enlarged meeting of party members from Kogi State and North Central in Abuja, citing that PDP has been hit with a serious crisis that has made it lose many prominent members. To wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), he said, in the meeting, the PDP should be repositioned which…

Names of key contenders have come up in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with the endorsement of the report of the Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Zoning Committee which zoned the position of the party’s next national chairman to the North by the National Executive Committee (NEC) last Thursday. The committee had recommended that the current elective National Working Committee (NWC) positions in the party should be swapped between the North and the South ahead of the party’s national convention scheduled for Oct. 30. Already, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, it was gathered, will head the 20-member committee to…

Media mogul and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Raymond Dokpesi speaks on the performance of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, why a Southern candidate can’t win the 2023 presidential election for the PDP, his corruption trial, among others. He also tipped former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to emerge as the candidate of the PDP ahead of the presidential election. The PDP is in a leadership crisis at the moment. As a chieftain of the party and someone that had sought to lead the party in the past, what is happening with the PDP and what is the way forward?…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Coordinator of PDP-COALITION, Chief Emeka Kalu has revealed his interest in the National Publicity Secretary position of the party. Kalu also stated that his aspiration would depend on two conditions, which will include if the position is zoned to the South East and his ability to muster the stakeholders of the party. Speaking to THE WHISPERER on Friday night, Kalu revealed that he is more prepared to serve in the office of PDP National Publicity Secretary because he has garnered a decade of cumulative experience in the media sector. While…

"The ADC has remained consistent in its commitment to the emergence of true democracy in Nigeria, and to the role of belief, passion, and ideas in nation-building. The party has shunned food-is-ready and divisive ethno-centric politics." Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has Friday decamped to the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Disclosing this in a statement signed by him, the Presidential Candidate of YPP in 2019 general elections, gave reasons for joining the party. According to him: “For the past year I have been part of a group of individuals and political parties…

Chief Vincent Ogheneruemu Oyibode JP, a member of the Governing Board of Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC) in this interview with STEPP OFFI AND OKOROHOHI MICHAEL of Daily Independent speaks on Delta State and the politics of 2023 governorship election. Excerpts: Can you say that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is strong enough to resist the All progressives Congress (APC) strong determination to take Delta State in 2023? Yes, you can see what happened in the Isoko South bye election that can also be seen in other areas of the State. If elections are conducted today, that…

The National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the recommendations of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Zoning Committee, which recommended that the next national chairman of the party should come from the north. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed the position of the NEC to newsmen after its meeting, held in Abuja on Thursday. Based on the decision, all positions in the party currently occupied by people from the South will go to the North and those occupied by people from the North will go to the South. The PDP NEC…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zonal Vice Chairman, South-South, Chief Dan Osi Orbih, has been suspended from the party. A communique issued at the end of its meeting at the PDP Secretariat in Auchi, Etsako West local government area said they also suspended the Edo North Senatorial Chairman of the party, Hon Samuel Saiki and the local government chairmen of five out of the six councils that make up Edo North. Etsako West local government area does not currently have elected exco of the party. But dismissing the actions, State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chris Nehikhare said the said…