ABUJA—The minority caucus of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the House of Representatives has declared support for the factional minority leader of the parliament, Ndudi Elumelu, on his emergence.

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, on Monday, made his first appearance at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, where President Muhammadu Buhari’s election is being challenged by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

INTENSE battle for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors hip ticket is afoot in Bayelsa State. The party’s governorship primaries will be held on September 3 2019 ahead of the November 16 governorship poll to elect Governor Seriake Dickson’s successor. Dickson often referred to as the “Valentine Governor” will end his second tenure on February 14 2020.

Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, advised the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to accept in good faith the announcement of the minority leadership positions by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.

The Peoples Democratic Party Youth Network, PDPYN, has warned that it would resist any attempt to hand over the candidacy of the party to politicians who abandoned it for the All Progressive Congress and who were defeated in 2015.

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the visit of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s to Egypt for the on-going African Cup of Nations (AFCON) as insensitive, at a time the state faced two tragic incidents.

A group, the Youths Movement of Peoples Democratic Party in South-South, has described the suspension of Hon. Ndudi Elumelu and six other members of the party by the National Working Committee as illegal, warning the NWC not to embark on the journey that will send the party into chaos.

Following the controversy over the twist in its preference of the minority leadership of the House of Representatives,  the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  Friday, announced the suspension of Honourables Ndudi Elumelu,  Wole Oke and five others for a period of one month.

The 26 candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ekiti State House of Assembly election have dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking nullification of the election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the House of Assembly over alleged emergence as the party candidates without primary election.

Following the emergence of Ndudi Elumelu as the Minority Leader of the House of Representative as announced, Wednesday, by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended Honurable Ndudi Elumelu and others who were announced as Minority Leader and other principal officers of the house as against the list of choice members it had forwarded to the Speaker.
The NWC suspended Elumelu and six others over insubordination of the party’s interest.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun has said that it has no other option than to accept the Supreme Court’s judgment which affirmed Gboyega Oyetola as the governor of Osun state.

The Kaduna State Governorship Petitions Tribunal on Thursday stopped a forensic expert summoned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from testifying before it due to the expiration of the 14-day timeline given to it, to present witnesses.

Ahead of today’s verdict of the Supreme Court over the governorship tussle between Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leaders of both parties have embraced supplication to God to get a favourable ruling.

The Kaduna State Governorship Petitions Tribunal on Thursday stopped a forensic expert summoned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from testifying before it due to the expiration of the 14-day timeline given to it, to present witnesses.

Adamawa State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has distanced itself from the action of the embattled senator representing Adamawa  Northern senatorial district, Elisha Abbo, over his alleged assault on a nursing mother at a sex toy shop in Abuja, saying the law should take its natural course in the matter.