The Sabon Gari constituency seat, initially occupied by the former Speaker of the Kaduna state House of Assembly, was declared vacant in April The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has declared Usman Baba of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) as the winner of yesterday’s by-election for Sabon Gari Constituency in the Kaduna State House of … Read more
It maintained that the governor was a prime driver in the Rauf Aregbesola administration which instituted a regime of half salaries which turned payment of workers’ wages and routine government business into a topical issue of discourse. The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to tender unreserved … Read more
Aisha Yesufu is set to unveil a new political party ahead of the 2023 election. Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, has concluded plans to unveil a new political party ahead of the 2023 presidential election, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. According to the Edo-born activist, the new political party became necessary as the ruling All Progressives … Read more
Court has cleared a popular PDP Senator of N322m fraud charge. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has discharged Senator Peter Nwaoboshi of the N322million money laundering charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Senator Nwaoboshi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) represents Delta … Read more
Shehu had responded to a communique put out by the PDP Governor’s Forum on Monday. State Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday said the current crop of presidential spokespersons “do not represent or position” the President in a proper manner. The Governors Forum, in a statement signed by its Director-General, C.I.D. Maduabum, was … Read more
“The PDP grieve over the Federal Government’s action over Twitter – for it represents the curtailment of their ability to use the platform to spread fake news and invented stories to the detriment of community and good-neighbourliness between the peoples of Nigeria The presidency has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the ban on … Read more
“To the ordinary man in the street, the judgement was inconclusive and we must approach the Supreme Court to help the Appeal Court to conclude the judgement The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has said that it will appeal the Appeal Court judgment dismissing the petition against the declaration of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as … Read more
Shehu said the PDP Governors propose no solutions to any of the nation’s challenges in the face of COVID and global economic downturn… The Presidency has said that the latest Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum communiqué is a spectacular demonstration to Nigerians as to why the opposition party and its representatives should not be … Read more
The country is on oxygen (life support). Nobody knows what will happen next Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said Nigeria is now on life support. Wike stated this at the inauguration of the Isaiah Odoli/Omerelu Streets in New GRA Phase 1 in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area on Wednesday. He asserted that those who considered … Read more
The five-man panel led by Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua gave the judgement after dismissing the appeal of Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the election for lacking merit. The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital has upheld the election of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the … Read more
Appeal Court will today deliver judgment on the 2020 governorship election in Ondo State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, will on Wednesday (today) deliver judgment on the case between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Akeredolu, and the candidate of the … Read more
“It was an absolute pleasure to receive my dear friend, former Governor Donald Duke, back into the Peoples Democratic Party!” Former presidential candidate, Donald Duke has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Bukola Saraki, a former Senate president made this known on his facebook page as he welcomed the former governor into the opposition … Read more
…Nigerians are no longer ready to put up with the wickedness of the APC, in its atrocious activities, treasury looting and “Janjaweed” ideology of violence… The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will have no place in post-Buhari Nigeria, given the resolution by Nigerians to return the nation to the path … Read more
“We are going to recover Cross River from the party of blood, APC. We are well positioned to do so. The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, Gov Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki have said they were in Calabar to formally give a quit … Read more
The governors decried that the debt profile of Nigeria with over 80 per cent of normal appropriation spent on debt servicing was rising… Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday raised an alarm over the rate at which the APC-led Federal Government is borrowing money to fund projects in … Read more
Tambuwal had made a pledge to provide the needed platform for the party to return to power at the federal level in 2023 Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently in a closed-door meeting in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State. Although the agenda of the meeting is … Read more
Governor Tambuwal has revealed when PDP will return to power. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the party will return to power at the federal level in 2023. The Sokoto State Governor made the comment on Sunday while speaking at a … Read more
…President Buhari, in his Democracy Day address, failed to rein in his security operatives despite the cautions by the PDP. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the clampdown on peaceful protesters on Democracy Day. The party in a statement signed on Saturday by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbodiyan said “the brutal clampdown on Nigerian citizens … Read more
The PDP’s list of chairmanship and vice-chairmanship candidates was signed by the party’s Chairman, Adedeji Doherty, and the Secretary, Muiz Dosunmu. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has announced its flag-bearers for the July 24 local council elections in the state. The PDP’s list of chairmanship and vice-chairmanship candidates was signed by the … Read more
It said it was an affront on its legacy for Buhari to claim “credit for projects he never conceptualised, commenced or built to near completion… The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of laying claims to some projects conceived and set in motion by past presidents elected on its platform. The PDP … Read more