S-West PDP Elders c’ttee decry persecution of members in Ondo
THE South West Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the party’s Elders Committee, yesterday, decried the persecution of leaders of the party in Ondo state over the N500 million 2015 Election Logistics Fund.
Delta PDP members decamp to APC
No fewer than 1,000 members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in federal ward 9/DSIEC Ward 14, in Ovwori axis of Sapele Local Government Area, Delta State, have burnt their membership cards, just as they decamped to the opposition, All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
APC bent on stifling opposition, PDP blasts Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the umpteenth time, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of deliberate moves to stifle opposition ahead of the 2019 general elections.
PDP stalwart seeks rotation of Delta South senatorial seat
A Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr. Richard Akassa, yesterday, called on the political class in Delta South senatorial district to adopt a workable formula for the rotation of the senatorial position for the district among the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Isoko ethnic nationalities that make up the district.
PDP primary: Oboro’ll garner 80% of Sapele delegates —Edeki
Former chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Godwin Edeki, has said that Delta Central senatorial aspirant, Mr Evelyn Oboro, will get up to 80 percent of Sapele delegates in the forthcoming PDP senatorial primary election.
2019: PDP facing persecution, smear campaign, threat—Ekweremadu
DEPUTY Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday, said that the persecution, smear campaigns and persistent threats against leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reached an alarming height.
Rivers LG polls: PDP wins all 23 chairmanship seats
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won all the 23 chairmanship positions contested on Saturday in the local government area elections conducted by Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC.
PDP presidential primary guidelines not ready— Akobundu
ABUJA— National Organising Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Colonel Austin Akobundu (retd), has dismissed report that the party has issued guidelines for the conduct of its Presidential primaries, saying the claim that the party has settled for N12 million as cost of its Expression of Interest and Presidential Nomination Form was baseless.
PDP raises alarm over arrest, detention of 17 members in Ogun
THE Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State has raised the alarm over alleged deliberate policy of the All Progressive Congress-led administration to hound perceived opponents to jail. The Party’s governorship candidate in the State and a member of House of Representatives from Remo North, Oladipupo Adebutu said this in Abeokuta .
Twist and intrigues as Rivers conducts LG poll today
With the All Progressives Congress, APC boycotting today’s local government poll, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is set to sweep all available chairmanship and councillorship positions. However, the outcome is bound to be challenged by entrenched political interests.
Return to PDP: Saraki, Kwankwaso, Goje, Tambuwal run into storm
Moves by the new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, leaders in the All Progressives Congress, APC, to get solid political footing ahead of the 2019 elections are facing challenges that could lead to despair in a few weeks.
Secondus carpets EFCC for harassing PDP states
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has chided the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for what it called its unconcealed bias in their execution of the anti corruption war in the country.
I’ll shock Lalong, says PDP governorship aspirant
THE third aspirant to officially declare his intention to contest the governorship seat of Plateau State on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Sam Abashe, has promised to take the incumbent governor, Simon Lalong of All Progressives Congress, APC, by surprise, claiming people are not satisfied with his style of leadership and desire to change the change.
Be focused ahead of 2019 polls, PDP chieftain tasks members
EDO State deputy chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Emmanuel Ogbomo, has admonished members of the party in the state to be steadfast and remain focused to enable them meet the expectations and challenges of the people in the forth coming general election.
PDP denies endorsing a presidential aspirant
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday denied reports that key leaders of the party had endorsed one of its presidential aspirants as candidate for the 2019 elections.
Issues of interest to voters led to PDP’s defeat in 2015 polls— Report
ABUJA—A recent study conducted on the voting pattern of Nigerian electorate in the 2015 general elections shows that the source of the change of party in power was driven by voters and issues voters cared about Presenting the report, entitled “Nigerian Party Competition During a Time of Transition and Terror,” at a public lecture organised by Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, weekend, Prof. Carl Levan of American University, stated that issues that bothered voters and not those negatively framed against opposite parties informed the choice of voters in the election.
