AT least three persons sustained injuries at the collation center in Awka on Tuesday after the rerun of the ward congresses ordered by the PDP as supporters of some governorship aspirants fought over the list of delegates that emerged from the field. Meanwhile, it emerged that some aspirants were already pricing the delegates at the starting price of N20,000 per delegate.

SECRETARY of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Prince Yemi Afolayan, is amused whenever opposition parties boast that they can stop the PDP in Kwara. In this interview, the former chairman of Irepodun Local Council, speaks on the politics of the state, the forthcoming rerun election in Offa Local Council and other sundry issues. Excerpts:

The National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is expected to adopt a proposal, today, to amend the constitution of the party. This is to allow the president and governors on the ticket of the party serving the first term in office the right of first refusal to the party’s ticket for a second term.

An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court, yesterday, remanded the chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Omuma local government area of Rivers State, Mr. Charles Amoefule, and Assistant Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Godwin Leo, in prison custody.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, disciplinary committee constituted by the National Working Committee, NWC, has commenced deliberations on cases of alleged indiscipline by senior party members, it was learnt, Tuesday.

CHIEF Ishola Filani is the South West caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic
Party, PDP. In this interview with Vanguard, Chief Filani lampooned former Deputy National Chairman, South, of the PDP, Chief Olabode George, describing him as the major problem of the party who has singularly impeded the party’s chances of election victory in Lagos State. Excerpts:

MAKURDI —Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has described the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC, as an amalgamation of diverse interests that have nothing to offer Nigerians insisting that the party lacks the capacity to dethrone the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

ENUGU—Enugu State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has endorsed the earlier decision by Governor Sullivan Chime’s state caucus to zone the 2015 governorship seat to Enugu North senatorial zone, specifically Nsukka.

A group, the Broad Minded Youth Assembly has flayed recent calls on Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State to step down as chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, describing same as undemocratic.

ABUJA—NATIONAL chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, said Monday, that he was neither resigning as the head of the present National Working Committee, NWC, nor contemplating doing so.

Chairman of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programe, SURE-P, Mr. Christopher Kolade, Monday, advised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to emulate the bottom-up approach of Katsina State to governance as strategy for winning the general election in 2015.

ABUJA—NATIONAL leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday, described governors of the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC, as anti-people and undemocratic for opposing the proposed financial autonomy for local governments in the country.

ABUJA—NATIONAL leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday, took a swipe at Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, describing him as the new dictator for sealing off a property belonging to former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, for criticising the recent deportation of Nigerians from the state.

A former Osun State governor and Interim National Chairman of the newly registered All Progressive Congress,APC, Chief Bisi Akande, was quoted as describing President Goodluck Jonathan, last weekend, as a ‘Kindergarten Leader’, sparking angry reaction from the Presidency. Below is the full interview of Akande who spoke in his ancestral home, Ila-Orangun, Osun State.

FORMER Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George has appealed to aggrieved governors and members in the party not to leave the PDP.