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02

2022

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2023: Six PDP Governors Move Against Atiku’s Presidential Bid, May Sabotage Party’s Chances

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The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears far from over ahead of the constitution of the campaign organisation of its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The festering crisis which assumed a new dimension last month following the announcement of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the running mate to Atiku, started a few weeks after Iyorchia Ayu was elected National Chairman of the PDP. According to The Sun, sources said that the widening gulf has now pitted six PDP governors, predominantly from the South, against Atiku’s presidential bid. The source listed some of the governors as Nyesom Wike…

Jul

01

2022

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PHOTOS: Massive Crowd In Benue For Peter Obi’s Labour Party

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A massive crowd was witnessed on Friday at the venue of the unveiling of the candidates of Labour Party in Benue State. The crowd turned out in their numbers to support the candidates of the party including its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. THE WHISPERER reports that Hon. Herman Hembe is the governoship candidate of the party in Benue State. Joseph Ojobo is the senatorial candidate for Zone C; Mark Gbillah, senatorial candidate for Zone B; Torngee Malu, senatorial candidate for Zone A. Benue State is the home state of the National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Senator…

Jul

01

2022

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Rivers Governor Wike Shuns Atiku’s Emissary In Turkey

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday in Turkey refused to grant audience to a former Minister of Police Affairs, Adamu Waziri, who was sent to speak with him by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, those familiar with the matter have told Premium Times. Sources told Premium Times that Atiku deployed Mr Waziri to meet Mr Wike, who is on holiday in the Eastern European country, after the governor rebuffed several attempts by the candidate to arrange a meeting between them. The former vice president has been unable to see Mr Wike since he…

Jul

01

2022

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EXCLUSIVE: Abia PDP Crisis Deepens As More Chieftains Plan To Dump Party

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The crisis rocking the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, seemed to have deepened as more chieftains of the party are planning to dump the party. THE WHISPERER reliably gathered that some chieftains of the party have allegedly concluded plans to dump the party over what they described as "poor leadership by some leaders of the party in the state". Considering the trending political disaffection, realignments and defections, a party source told THE WHISPERER that a serving national assembly member and other chieftains of the party are concluding plans to dump the PDP in a matter of days. "Most…

Jul

01

2022

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Ex-Niger Delta Minister Godsday Orubebe Officially Joins APC, Promises To Deliver Ijaw Nation To Party

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Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He said he is in the APC to deliver all the five candidates, especially three candidates in the Burutu Local Government Area of Delta in the forthcoming election. Elder Orubebe boasted that resources to prosecute the elections will be provided. While sympathizing with the Ijaw APC family over their inability to get any appointments, Elder Orubebe assured them that he will ensure, “what due Ijaw people will be secured.” The APC Local Government Area Chairman in Burutu, Comrade Moni Seikemienghan Moni…

Jul

01

2022

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2023: Wike Set To Broker Obi-Kwankwaso Ticket On Labour Party

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In what appears to be a direct reaction to being sidelined by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, in the race for his running mate, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is said to be in the centre of a proposed alliance in the build-up to the 2023 general election. New Telegraph gathered from multiple sources that the governor and his bloc within the PDP are tinkering with a Peter Obi and Musa Kwankwaso ticket on the platform of Labour Party. Both Obi and Kwankwaso are Labour Party and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential…

Jul

01

2022

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Orji Kalu Is The Heartbeat Of Our Party, He’ll Deliver Votes Across Nigeria For Tinubu, Says APC Chieftain, Babafemi

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Jimoh Adewunmi Babafemi says the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is the heartbeat of the party. Babafemi stated this in an interview with newsmen at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos on Friday morning, noting that the former Abia state governor would deliver the five South East states and other parts of Nigeria for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. "Bola Ahmed Tinubu is definitely going to win the presidential election with a landslide. He is going to win across the six…

Jun

30

2022

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ANALYSIS: 7 top politicians Tinubu needs to win 2023 presidential election

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Battle for the presidential ticket of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been won and lost, with former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, emerging as the presidential candidate of the party. Tinubu won the party’s presidential primary in a landslide to clinch the party’s ticket ahead of the 2023 general election. The presidential primary of the governing party was an open contest that was keenly contested, after the bid by the party to produce its presidential flag-bearer through a consensus failed woefully. Political analysts are of the opinion that Tinubu must work hard to defeat the candidate of the…

Jun

29

2022

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2023: Ikpeazu, Ikonne, Ohuabunwa, Others In Trouble As Court Nullifies Abia PDP 3-Man Adhoc Delegates List

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The high court sitting in Aba, Abia State has vacated the order which recognized the three-man adhoc delegates list that saw to the emergence of Prof Uche Ikonne as the Peoples Democratic party governorship candidate on May 25. Ikonne, who is the preferred choice of the incumbent governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, emerged after the court had issued an order on May 17, declaring that only the 3-man adhoc delegates list be used for the purpose of electing the party’s governorship candidate. According to The Whistler, the court had ordered that “The PDP, PDP Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; PDP Abia State Chairman, Allwell…

Jun

29

2022

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2023 Delta Guber: DSP Omo-Agege picks Osanebi as running mate

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Deputy Senate President and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, Ovie Omo-Agege, has picked immediate past Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Friday Osanebi as his running mate for the 2023 general elections. Omo-Agege, in a statement, said Osanebi emerged from a painstaking internal vetting process in which many notable and highly qualified Deltans were also considered. The statement read in parts: “It is my pleasure to announce to our people that The Rt. Honourable Friday Ossai Osanebi is my nominated running mate and the Deputy Governorship candidate of APC for…