ANAMBRA 2013: Now the final lap
After months of hustling, the contest to replace the two term governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi enters its final lap tomorrow with the governorship primaries of the main opposition party, PDP, while that of the ruling APGA will be on Monday. However, being Anambra State, the home of many political intrigues, tomorrow’s contest is expected to open political oddities that are bound to be exploited by Anambra’s professional politicians.
LG autonomy: APC leadership anti-people – PDP
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.
PDP slams Fashola, says he is a dictator
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.
My problem with Jonathan, PDP, by Bisi Akande
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.
PDP crisis: Don’t defect, Bode George tells aggrieved governors
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.
PDP’ll lose Rivers without Amaechi — Dep Speaker
PORT HARCOURT— Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been told that it would lose Rivers State come 2015 without Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
Group faults media report on Soludo
AWKA—A group, Ikemba Front, has denied media reports that the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, was plotting to stop former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, from emerging as the flag-bearer of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State.
Drama in court as Police re-arrest Amaechi’s men over alleged conspiracy
ABUJA—In what appears like a resolute move to clamp down on supporters of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, the Police, Wednesday, re-arrested the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Omuma Local Government Area of the state, Mr. Charles Amoefule, shortly after he was discharged by an Abuja Chief Magistrate’s Court.
PDP govs in stormy meeting with Obasanjo; Amaechi, Jang to step down
Quarrelling governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, confronted one another into the wee hours of yesterday, trading accusations of backstabbing and betrayal. They, however agreed that the problems of the party lay at the doorsteps of the National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
Confusion trails Anambra PDP ward congress as factional leaders trade blames
AWKA—CONFUSION, Tuesday, trailed Monday’s ward congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with factional leaders trading blames and claiming success in the exercise.
PDP, Please, Please
WHERE is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, heading? It is doubtful if PDP, any side of it, knows. Matters are complicated, so complicated that the intentions of its members are unknown. The size of PDP and its pervading influences are factors in its struggles.
