Denying Atiku PDP’s presidential ticket may cost further years hardship -Hon Oladimeji Fabiyi

The Deputy Director, Support Group, Atiku Presidential Campaign Council, Oladimeji Fabiyi, has advised People Democratic Party (PDP) to consider well its decision in picking its presidential candidate, saying Nigeria may further be plunged in hardship if it failures to give former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, opportunity to correct sea of wrongs and sufferings in the country’s system. Fabiyi told the party and its members to be weary of consequence of denying Atiku presidential ticket, just as he identified the former VP as only and right choice of candidate, among others,…

2019 : Saraki Campaign Team Storm North-west, North-East

Ahead of his arrival in the North East and North Western States, the advance campaign teams of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, have arrived in the zones to meet with party stakeholders in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). According to a release signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate, the delegations, led by Senators Ubali Shittu (North West) and Isa Hamma Misau (North East), will engage in multiple meetings across the seven North-western states, and the six…

ATIKU: I Could Have Delivered Lagos to PDP in 2003 But I Decided to Leave It for Tinubu

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday said he regretted not doing much to help the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) win in Lagos state when he had the opportunity in 2003.   Abubakar, a PDP presidential aspirant, spoke in Lagos while holding a meeting with members of the party in the state.   The meeting was part of his nationwide tour of state chapters, to seek support for his aspiration ahead of 2019 general election.   He said before the 2003 elections, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo gave him the task to deliver…

BREAKING : Saraki Declares Presidential Ambition

Senate President Bukola Saraki had on Thursday declared his intention to vie for President in 2019. Senator Bukola Saraki while addressing young political aspirants at a meeting in Abuja, said he intend running on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   Saraki said he had what it takes to secure inclusive growth for Nigeria and Nigerians.He also promised to lead the fight against poverty and fulfill all his promises if elected.   Read his full speech :   SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, PRESIDENT…

Declaration : FG Denies Kwankwaso Access to Eagle Square

Just 24 hours to the highly publicized presidential declaration of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso due to hold at the Eagle Square on Wednesday, the 29th August, 2018, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has turned down the request earlier approved for the declaration   In a letter dated August 27th, 2018 and signed by Usman Mukhtar Raji for the Facility Manager and received on August 28th, 2018 barely 24 hours to the scheduled declaration, the Abuja International Conference and Eagle Square, managed by the Integrated Facility Management Services Ltd has…

My exit marks end of PDP in Lagos – Salvador

The Lagos State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Moshood Salvador, has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress(APC), saying that his exit marks the end of PDP in the state. Salvador announced his defection on Monday while addressing his supporters in Lagos. He said he took the decision because all his efforts to move the PDP in the state forward had been frustrated by some elements in the party. Salvador alleged that a former deputy national of the party, Chief Olabode George, had done everything possible…

Mantu’s Confession Personal To Him – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the former Senate President, Sen. Ibrahim Mantu’s confession that he rigged election for the party is personal to him. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday in Abuja said that the claim has no nothing to do with the PDP. He said that the party had never directed any of its members to rig election on its behalf, at any point since its formation. Ologbondiyan dismissed the advice by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to learn…

LOOTERS ‘S LIST : FG Releases More Names

The Federal Government has said the list of alleged looters which it released earlier was based on verifiable facts, including the amount involved, the date the amount in question was collected and from where it was taken. Releasing a fresh list of alleged looters, in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also said those complaining that the list was too short apparently did not understand that it was strategically released as a teaser. ”At the press conference where the list…

Looters’ list: Be ready to prove your case in court, Secondus tells Lai Mohammed

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has challenged the Minister of Culture and Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed to be ready to prove his allegation that he collected N200m from the purse of the National Security Adviser (NSA). Secondus issued the threat in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Ike Abonyi, on Friday in Abuja. He said that his attention was drawn to a press conference addressed by Mohammed on March 30 in Lagos claiming that he (Secondus) collected N200m from the office of the…

Buhari Has Admitted Leading An Inept Government, Says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said President Muhammadu Buhari, in saying that he was unaware that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, did not carry out his orders regarding the security situation in Benue state, has directly admitted running an incompetent, disorganized and uncoordinated administration. PDP stated that President Buhari’s explanation on the IGP was also an admission that he has handed over power to a cabal that neither sought for votes nor elected by Nigerians. The party said President Buhari has irredeemably indicted himself adding that such unpardonable…