A Makurdi High Court is currently hearing a lawsuit concerning the removal of Ayu as the National Chairman of the PDP. The lawsuit was filed by Conrad Utaan, a PDP member who claimed that Ayu had been suspended by the Igyorov Ward Executive Committee following a vote of no confidence. A judgement on the matter … Read more
A Court has prohibited Ayu from assuming PDP national chairman position. Conrad Terhide Utaan filed a motion ex parte marked MHC/633/2023, which was ruled on by W.I Kpochi, the presiding judge. Ayu was suspended late last week for anti-party activities in the wake of the party’s loss in the presidential election. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
Atiku, PDP leaders and supporters have stormed INEC headquarters in Abuja to protest the Presidential election result. The protest march took off at about 11:10 am. Prominent figures, such as Senator Adolphus Wabara, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, and former Adamawa State Governor Boni Haruna, among other high-ranking members, have also joined the protest. … Read more
Wike has again dared PDP to sack him and the G5 governors. The members of the G5 are Wike, Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo). The five aggrieved governors are demanding the replacement of Ayu with a southerner to correct “regional imbalance” in the PDP. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Ex-Osun Labour Party guber candidate Lasun Yusuf has dumped Peter Obi for Atiku. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the recently concluded Osun State gubernatorial election, Lasun Suleiman Yusuf, has dumped the presidential flagbearer of the LP, Peter Obi. Yusuf, who was received into the Peoples Democratic … Read more
Wike and other aggrieved PDP govs have reconvened in Spain for a crucial meeting. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and three of his Southern counterparts have jetted out to Spain. The other governors including Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Samuel Ortom (Benue) are … Read more
Wike Finally Opens Up On Rift With Ayu, Says PDP Chair Persuades Saraki, Tambuwal To Withdraw For Atiku EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday alleged that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, was partisan during the party’s presidential primary election in … Read more
Declare Ekweremadu’s Senatorial Seat Vacant—Lawyer Tells Court EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ogochukwu Onyema, an Enugu-based lawyer, who hails from the senatorial district of the ex-Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has approached the Federal High Court in Enugu praying it to declare the constituency seat vacant. Ekweremadu is the serving senator from … Read more
Reach Out To Aggrieved Members— Ayu Tells New PDP BoT Chairman EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has urged the newly appointed chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Adolphus Wabara, to reach out to aggrieved members of the party. Ayu … Read more
PDP Crisis: Bode George Appeals To Warring Camps EKO HOT BLOG reports that a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest, Chief Bode George, on Wednesday, called on angry members of the party to sheathe their swords for the benefit of the party. George, who urged the party’s presidential candidate, … Read more
Osun State Governorship aspirant Ogunbiyi has resigned from PDP. Ogunbiyi recently withdrew from the race for the 2022 Osun PDP governorship primaries. He cited bias by the Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee of the party. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, has … Read more