The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, congress did not eventually hold yesterday in Imo State.

The ward congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, conducted in most states of the country, yesterday, passed uneventfully with the notable exception of Ogun and Osun states. In Ogun, party members and regulatory electoral institutions split into three factions across the 236 wards in the state. The ward congresses are the first steps in the election of principal officers of the PDP at the ward, local government, state, zonal and national levels.

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, was elected senator for Ekiti Central Senatorial District in 2011 on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and later became one of the All Progressives Congress, APC Senators in the National Assembly after the merger before the 2015 polls.

The National Executive Committee, NEC, of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday approved the retention of the chairmanship of the party to the North, setting the stage for continuation of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff in office.

Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant, Chief Solomon Edebiri, has assured that the party’s ticket for him will translate to victory in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has called on the Archbishop of the Benin Metropolitan See of the Catholic Church Archdiocese, Most Rev Augustine Akubeze, to intervene in the face-off between Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, and his deputy, Dr. Pius Odubu, by calling them to order.

Mr. Crosby Osadolor Eribo is the member representing Egor constituency and chairman House committee on Appropriation. He was a three term Chairman of Egor Local Government. In this interview, he speaks on issues pertaining to the forthcoming local government elections, rebuffs allegations against Governor Adams Oshiomhole raised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) among other issues

Edo State Government has faulted the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, over its alleged increasing fabrications and falsification of information for cheap political gains ahead of the September governorship election in the state.

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) congresses and convention, the Immediate past President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has canvassed strongly for the repositioning of the Party (PDP) if it must return to power in the next general election .

Governor Nyesom Wike has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will be stronger ahead of the 2019 general elections.