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Tension in PDP,as S/East stalwarts, Obi, Abaribe, Ekweremadu, others, resign dump party

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Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, frontline Presidential aspirant and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, and former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.   Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, frontline presidential aspirant and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, and former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu   There is palpable tension in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as party stalwarts in the South East region have resolved to resign from the party en masse.   Those that have, so far tendered their resignation…

More Groups mount Pressure on Peter Obi to dump PDP

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More groups today joined the call for Mr Peter Obi to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and seek to actualise his presidential aspiration on the platform of another political party. The Good Governance Group (GGG), Citizens Initiative for Better Nigeria, Delta State CSOS for Peter Obi, Naija Arise Network, and Northern Youth Alliance for Peter Obi, is demanding that the frontline presidential aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “heed the call of the multitude and immediately resign from the PDP to join a ‘Coalition of Parties for National…

We’ll work together to lead PDP to Victory in 2023 Polls, Ortom assures Kunav Leaders

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Ahead of the PDP Governorship primary elections this week, Governor Samuel Ortom has said that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state is committed to leading the party to victory at the general elections next year.   The Governor gave the assurance Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 when stakeholders from Vandeikya Local Government area visited to thank him on behalf of other leaders of the party for zoning the Governorship seat to the local Government.   The Governor stated that the zoning of the seat to Jerchira…

2023: PDP ‘ll present leadership that will take Nigeria out of pains – Ortom

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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has assured that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will present Nigeria with the leadership that will take the country out of the socioeconomic pains it is currently passing through in the hands of the APC-led federal government.   The Governor stated this Sunday, May 15th, 2022 when he received former President of the Senate and a PDP presidential aspirant, Senator Bukola Saraki who was in the state to canvass support from delegates ahead of the party’s presidential primaries.   The Governor expressed confidence in the…

Obi: Curing Sam Omatseye’s Ignorance By Valentine Obienyem

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Opinion pieces are meant to be intellectual engagements, which usually mirror the maturity, depth and inclination of the writers. Some end up educating; some even entertain; some pontificate; while others analyse with or without proffered solutions. Alas, one of the tragedies of the Nigerian communication environment is that some fine, illuminating writers find themselves, now and then, being sucked up into pulling people down in the name of politics. This is when the otherwise good writers are in a personal conflict, striving vainly to justify the unjustifiable. At this time,…

PDP is on Path to Perdition over refusal to zone Presidency – Coalition

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Two national grassroots organisations today warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) they are on the Path to perdition over their refusal to zone its presidential ticket to the southern region of the country.   The Southern and Middle Belt Alliance (SaMBA) and Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) in a statement released after the PDP NEC aligned itself with the recommendation of the PDP National Zoning Committee that the Presidential Election should be left open, stated that the PDP violated its constitution by failing to zone its presidential…

PDP nominates Danjuma La’ah as new Deputy Minority Whip

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The Senate, Wednesday, received the nomination of Senator Danjuma La’ah (Kaduna South) as the new Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). La’ah’s nomination was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at the start of plenary. The letter was signed by the National Secretary of the PDP, Senator Samuel Anyawu. Anyawu explained in the letter that the nomination of Senator La’ah was against the backdrop of the recent defection of the former Minority Whip, Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba…

2023 Presidency: Peter Obi storms Bauchi, Borno, Yobe ,Gombe states, holds consultations with PDP delegates

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In furtherance of his consultations with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders all over the country, former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday visited Bauchi, Borno and Gombe states. He also met with the delegates of Yobe State, who joined their Borno State counterparts in Maiduguri.   Addressing the delegates, Obi’s message was consistent: the need to have the future of the children of the state at heart before casting their votes for who would fly the PDP flag.   In Obi’s words, “Before casting your votes, look…

JUST IN: Oyo South Senator ,Kola Balogun dumps PDP

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The Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly,Senator Kola Balogun has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   The resignation of the Senator was contained in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the party in Ward 12, Ibadan North-East Local Government Area.   According to a statement by thr media aide to Senator Balogun, Mr Dapo Falade, the letter, dated 28 April, 2022, was received and acknowledged by the PDP Ward Chairman, Tijani Wasiu, on 29 April, 2022.   The Vice Chairman of…

PDP holds hitch free Ward Congresses in Benue

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In line with provisions of its constitution and the Electoral Act of Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday, 30th April, 2022, held Congresses across the 276 council wards of Benue State. The Ward Congress was meant for the elections of Three (3) adhoc state delegates who would be voting for State and National Assembly aspirants, as well as governorship aspirants of the party in the forthcoming primaries in May. Reacting to the conduct of the exercise, the state’s chapter of the party expressed satisfaction that the exercise was…