…Shehu Garba said it is a sign for the opposition particularly to know that President Buhari matters a lot to Nigerians… Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu has told members of the People Democratic Party (PDP) to stop nursing false hopes about the nation’s number one office. Shehu disclosed … Read more
The court also reaffirmed that Chief Victor Oye is the indisputable national chairman of APGA… Two courts in Anambra on Monday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to list the names of Professor Chukwuma Soludo and Senator Ugochukwu Uba as the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Peoples Democratic Party … Read more
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has revealed why senators voted against the e-transmission of election results. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has given reasons to justify the position taken by both the senators on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the … Read more
“We acknowledge that Mr. Ozigbo is still reaching out in dialogue to few aspirants who feel aggrieved.” A candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 6 Governorship Election, Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has reacted to his disqualification by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from participating in the governorship poll. EKO HOT … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dropped Soludo from the list of candidates for the 2021 Governorship Election in Anambra State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the list of candidates for the Governorship Election slated for November 6, 2021, in Anambra State. In the list published … Read more
The Senate has gotten a new Deputy Minority Whip EKO HOT BLOG reports that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Senator Ibrahim Dambaba (Sokoto South) as the new Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate. Dambaba replaced Senator Sahabi Yau from Zamfara State, who recently dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC). … Read more
PDP made the plea in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday advised federal lawmakers to vote for electronic transmission of results. PDP made the plea in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja. Ologbondiyan urged members … Read more
Another member of the House of Reps has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Another member of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State, Kabiru Amadu, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. The Speaker of … Read more
The opposition party accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to rig the 2023 general elections The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the Senate over the rejection of Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as a victory for Nigerians and democracy. The PDP in … Read more
Recall that Obaseki joined the PDP and got re-elected after he was denied the opportunity to contest the APC governorship ticket. Godwin Obaseki, Edo State Governor has reacted to rumours that he is set to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Governor while laughing at the rumors debunked same. He said there … Read more
The lawmaker explained that the aim of his bill is to amend Section 308(1) (a), (b) and (c) and Section 308(2) to ensure government leaders, no matter how highly placed, face the consequences of their actions. The House of Representatives is deliberating the removal of the immunity clause President, Vice President, and Governors enjoy. The … Read more
During a meeting on Monday, 17 southern governors rejected the removal of the electronic transmission of the election result from the Electoral Act, saying the move was necessary to consolidate the nation’s democracy. The joint caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the National Assembly has expressed support for the Southern Governors resolution … Read more
Mr Gaza cited division in the state chapter of the PDP as the reason for decamping. Another member of the House of Representatives, Jonathan Gaza has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) barely 24 hours after the PDP lost four members of the House of Representatives to the … Read more
No fewer than four members of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State have announced their defection from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Four members of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State have announced their defection from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling … Read more
Matawalle, last week, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – following months of speculation and denial – with all the federal and state lawmakers in Zamfara. Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has refuted what he described as misleading reports against him. The governor’s reaction comes a week after he joined the ruling … Read more
The PDP had offered Obaseki the platform to seek re-election as the Edo governor in 2020 after his former party, the APC, frustrated him out of the party. The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, suspended from office for criticising Governor Godwin Obaseki, has been reinstated. The PDP in the state … Read more
…the PDP claimed that the APC also used security threats as a bait to lure the Governor into its party. The People Democratic Party (PDP) has described the defection of Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) an unpardonable act of betrayal. This was made known on Saturday in a statement … Read more
Wike, the governor of oil-rich Rivers State and a strong critic of the APC, maintains that it is unthinkable for him to leave the main opposition party Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has debunked insinuations that he will join the Progressives Congress (APC), taking a swipe at governors who defected to the ruling party. The … Read more
The PDP spokesman argued that while some governors are decamping over to the APC, the people who elected them are not making the same move A spokesman for the People Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has assured Nigerians that the opposition party is stable and unwavering, even in the face of recent defections by some … Read more
This happened as the party vowed that four of its lawmakers that recently decamped to the All Progressives Congress will be made to lose their seats in the Senate. Following the nomination of the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, for appointment as a National Commissioner of the Independent National … Read more