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14Politics2023 Presidential Race: PDP may jettison its zoning arrangement — Sources
Indication emerged that the zoning arrangement earlier adopted by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ahead of the 2023 general elections may be jettisoned. Recall that the party had a few weeks ago, hinted that its national chairman would emerge from the Southwest. Wikirise learnt that no fewer than four chairmanship...
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15PoliticsPDP zones national chair’s slot to South-West, North gets secretary
The Peoples Democratic Party may zone its national chairmanship position to the South-West, The PUNCH has learnt. The recommendation to zone the position to the South-West was contained in a leaked working document prepared by the party’s 44-member National Convention Committee on Zoning. The committee recommended the position of secretary for the...
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14PoliticsPDP berates Buhari over refusal to expose terrorism sponsors
THE Peoples Democratic Party has challenged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress regime to come clean on allegations of its complicity in financing terrorism by naming those found complicit. It also noted that the refusal to expose the identities of sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria vindicates the PDP’s position...
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174PoliticsFintiri vows to give PDP best convention ever
Chairman of the National Convention Planning Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmadu Fintiri, has promised to give party members ‘the best convention ever.’ He made the promise in his acceptance speech after the inauguration of the committee at the party’s National Headquarters in Abuja, on Friday. Fintiri who is...
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2023 Presidency: PDP may lose again if northern candidate emerges, says Okupe
A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party against presenting a northern candidate for the 2023 presidential election to avoid another major defeat. The PDP chieftain stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Saturday. Okupe argued that the zoning arrangement...
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2023 Presidency: PDP may lose again if northern candidate emerges, says Okupe
A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party against presenting a northern candidate for the 2023 presidential election to avoid another major defeat. The PDP chieftain stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Saturday. Okupe argued that the zoning arrangement...
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71PoliticsYou’re a political beggar, PDP, Umahi, others knock Fani-Kayode
The Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West on Friday criticised a former Minister for Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, over his claim that he had wrongly the President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in the past. The South-West PDP, through its Publicity Secretary, Chief Sanya Atofarati, said nothing had changed about...
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127PoliticsEdo: Philip Shaibu To Defect From PDP
Barring any last minute change, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu will dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to an undisclosed political party. Vanguard was made to understand that if the body language and recent marathon meetings that took place outside the country last week between the...
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Anambra poll: PDP warns INEC against keeping materials in Imo
THE Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday warned the Independent National Electoral Commission against keeping Anambra governorship election materials in Imo State. This is contained in a statement by the PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan titled, “Anambra Guber: PDP calls out INEC over alleged diversion of electoral materials to Gov. Uzodinma” There...
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36PoliticsGroup demands halt to PDP e-registration, issues seven-day ultimatum
SUPPORTERS of the Peoples Democratic Party under the aegis of Concerned PDP League have demanded for the stoppage of the ongoing national electronic membership registration e citing infractions on the party’s constitution as reason for the demand. It also issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Acting National Chairman of the...
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PDP’s Evivie Wins Delta Assembly By-Election
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ovuakpoye Evivie, has won the just concluded Delta State House of Assembly by-election in Isoko South Constituency I. INEC Returning Officer, Professor Christopher Onosemuode, declared Evivie as the winner of the poll on Saturday. Onosemuode, a lecturer from the Federal University of...
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57PoliticsCourt Affirms Uche Secondus’ Suspension As PDP Ward Congress Member
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has affirmed the suspension of Uche Secondus as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by his ward executives. Justice Okogbule Gbasam affirmed this in a judgement delivered on Friday, on the originating summons filed by some PDP members in Rivers...
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53PoliticsPDP Crisis: Court Declines To Hear Suit On Secondus
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declined to entertain a suit filed by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to restrain the party and any of its members from calling, summoning, or presiding over any meeting, except it is called by Mr Uche Secondus. In...
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71PoliticsHow PDP can regain power in 2023 – Elumelu
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu Thursday advised that only unity and fairness in the decision-making of the key organs of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, will return it to power in 2023. The party, which lost control in 2015, after 16 years in...
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44PoliticsOsun 2022: NNPP will defeat APC, PDP – Chairman, Odeyemi vows
The Osun State Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Tosin Odeyemi, has vowed that his party will win the 2022 gubernatorial election in the state. Speaking with newsmen in Osogbo at the end of the state working committee meeting on Wednesday, Odeyemi disclosed that NNPP...