The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Hon Lynda Ikpeazu and some other party members to a crucial meeting at its national secretariat over the House leadership. Other members are Hon. Wole Oke, Hon. Anayo Edwin, Hon. Gideon Gwadi, Hon. Toby Okechukwu and Hon. Adekoya Abdul-Majid. … Read more
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West, on Thursday, picked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, nomination form to contest Kogi governorship election. Melaye picked the form at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja. In a post shared by PDP on its verified Twitter page, it said Melaye picked nomination and expression of interest forms. Alongside a … Read more
Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in February 23 election, Mr. Peter Obi has expressed grave concern and disappointment at the poor examples political leaders were bequeathing to Nigerians. Reacting to the trending scandal rocking Senator Abbo, who was caught on camera assaulting a nursing mother at a sex toy shop, Obi … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has described as illegality, the move by the Peoples Democratic Party to investigate how its members voted in the 9th National Assembly election. Recall that the candidates of the APC – Ahmed Lawan, Ovie Omo-Agege, Femi Gbajabiamila, and Ahmed Wase, had emerged as Senate President, … Read more
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will resume sitting on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election. Ekohotblog.com understand this is taking place following the withdrawal of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa. It was earlier reported that the … Read more
Mutiu Okunola, a former Organising Secretary of the PDP in the state, also the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Ikeja Federal Constituency in the last elections has defected to the All Peoples Congress. The former PDP Chieftain who lost to the candidate of the APC, Mr. James Faleke, who is the federal lawmaker representing the … Read more
Some senators-elect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Young Progressive Party (YPP), have on Friday, declared support for Sen. Ahmad Lawan’s Senate Presidency ambition. The opposition parties’ senators-elect at the occasion include Clifford Odia (PDP-Edo), Mathew Urhoghide (PDP-Edo) and Gershom Bash (PDP-Cross River). Others were Abba Moro (PDP-Benue), Lawali Anka (PDP-Zamfara) and Ifeanyi Ubah … Read more
In his speech during the valedictory session held on Thursday, Ike Ekweremadu praised his colleagues for resisting plans to ‘overthrow the outgoing 8th Senate. Ekweremadu hinted without giving any information on those involved that during the course of the 8th Senate some members of the Senate had attempted to overthrow the 8th Senate. While praising … Read more
A traditional medicine practitioner in Anambra State, identified as Igwe Ofomba, has predicted that the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February elections, Atiku Abubakar, would defeat President Muhammadu Buhari at the ongoing election petitions tribunal. The PDP and its candidate are challenging INEC’s declaration of Buhari as the winner of the … Read more
In the past few days, rumours have been making rounds on social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook that Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Aspirant for Lagos State in the 2019 Governorship election has ‘dumped’ PDP for APC. One of the posts sighted on WhatsApp and Facebook on Wednesday read “Lagos PDP finally … Read more
Buhari had on Tuesday in Abuja, during the Sallah visit of some stakeholders from FCT, in a ‘jest’ described Abuja residents as ” necessary evil”, saying, though they didn’t vote for him, he would do his best to protect them. This was owing to the fact that, in the recently elected 2019 elections, the residents … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State governorship candidate in the last general election, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has said Governor Rochas Okorocha and his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu have no political value in the state having failed to win elections despite the deployment of state resources to their advantage. Uzodinma said this in a statement issued … Read more
The coalition of political parties which ousted the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, want to know how the sharing formula agreed upon before the election will be implemented. Apart from internal arrangements that are ongoing in parties such as Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress and others, a faction from the … Read more
National Vice Chairman, South-West of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Eddy Olafeso, yesterday disowned Segun Adewale as the Lagos State Chairman of the party. Olafeso in a statement in Akure said Adewale “did contest the last Ekiti State governorship election on the platform of ADP, therefore to that extent, still a member of that party … Read more
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State has headed to the State Election Petition Tribunal to challenge the victory of Engr Seyi Makinde, who contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The party is praying the tribunal to upturn the victory of the PDP governorship candidate. In a petition, APC listed the … Read more
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Lagos State House of Assembly, Ibeju Lekki Constituency, Tari Oba-Oliver, has rejected the result of the just concluded elections. She vowed to challenge the outcome which saw Mojeed Fatai of the All Progressives Congress, APC, declared winner. Oliver told newsmen: “I reject the declaration of Hon Mojeed Fatai as the … Read more
Days after the Osun State Election Tribunal declared him winner of the 2018 governorship election in Osun State, a High Court sitting in Abuja today nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ruling, following a case filed by two chieftains of the … Read more
Obasanjo, a former member of the PDP, said there are hypocrites within the party and that these set of people lack commitment to the organisation’s move to return to the days of its glory. The Nation reports that the former president lamented that many leaders within the party are still preoccupied with what comes their … Read more
There was palpable tension in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state on Monday, April 1, when a contingent of anti-riot policemen stormed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s state secretariat, located around Biket area of the town. Journalists reports that though the policemen did not enter the premises of the 3-storey building, their presence caused apprehension … Read more
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, AGF, of the Federation, Abubakar Malami(SAN), of involvement in plots aimed at scuttling the collation of results of Rivers State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and has, therefore asked him to steer clear of the state. The party … Read more