Surveyor Biodun Aluko, former deputy governor of Ekiti State under the regime of Mr. Ayo Fayose, in this interview, spoke on his governorship ambition, his chances and the crisis ravaging his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) among others. Excerpts:

South-South leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP met in Calabar last Saturday. The outcome of the meeting was as predicted: a ringing endorsement for a second term for their famous son, President Goodluck Jonathan.

Comrade Tony Nwoye, the former student activist emerged as the candidate of the PDP for the forthcoming gubernatorial elections at the primaries conducted last weekend. Following his nomination, he spoke to Vanguard in a brief interview. Excerpts:

It was just fifteen years ago that one woman dazzled the Anambra political establishment to its foundations. Mrs. Joy Emodi, the young, beautiful and articulate lawyer who had won recognition on account of her political prowess was set to upturn the apple cart in the 1998 governorship election having become the most formidable candidate on ground.

THE crisis in the Rivers State People’s Democratic Party, PDP, deepened, yesterday, as factional leadership of the party in the state led by Felix Obuah expelled 14 commissioners and four other top functionaries of the Governor Rotimi Amaechi-led administration.

The easiest way to measure the fifteen month tenure of Chief Olisa Metuh as the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is to gauge the results of the creativity that generated not only activities, but enervated the external communication of the ruling party and brought its operations on the same page with modern professional nuances.

…To force aspirants to step down for him…
ABUJA—FRESH facts have emerged why the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was last Thursday silent at its National Executive Committee, NEC, on planned moves to amend the constitution to pave the way for President Goodluck Jonathan to have automatic ticket towards 2015 election.

CLAIMS of disenfranchisement and monetary inducement by some aspirants, have continued to trail the PDP governorship primaries conducted by the Ken Emeakayi-led faction of the party.

Jos—Former Plateau State governor, Ambassador Fidelis Tapgun, has blamed the habit of running the affairs of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as a personal empire for the crisis within the party.

When I assumed office on March 24, 2012, I made a commitment to myself and to my party to change the way we do business. We moved from a reactionary apparatus to an innovative and proactive directorate. My team was determined to rebrand this party and restore the confidence that was eroding by the day. I reorganized the publicity department into a full-fledged research and operation based directorate and created tactical units, streamlined to operate under the direct supervision of the National Publicity Secretary.