Crisis brews in PDP as 12 aspirants spoil for showdown over zoning
By Vincent Ujumadu TWELVE governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the November 6 election are spoiling for a showdown over alleged attempt by the party leadership to play down the issue of zoning during the June 26 primaries. Those who appended their signatures in a communique issued at the […]
EFCC Probe: Opposition Reps kick, demand similar invitation to APC, FG officials
By Tordue Salem The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of witch-hunt for looking into the accounts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even when it lacks statutory powers to do so. The lawmakers, however, declared that the party will come out clean, as it […]
PDP chides council chair, State govt over total blackout in Ado Ekiti
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ado- Ekiti Local Government, Ekiti State has described the five- days blackout in the state capital as unacceptable, saying it was a further demonstration of the contempt with which the All Progressives Congress (APC) Government in the state holds the people.
How PDP will dislodge APC in S/West in 2023 — Owokoniran, Zonal Secretary
Rahman Akanni Owokoniran is the new South-West Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Secretary. But he has been around— since the Second Republic. Owokoniran was part of the formation of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, and became a member of Lagos State House of Assembly in 1983.
PDP governors express concern on EFCC’s probe of party finances
PDP Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) on Saturday expressed concern over the move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the party’s finance. The forum in a statement by its Director-General, Mr CID Maduabum, in Abuja, said that the PDP was up to date in submission of it yearly financial account to the Independent […]
PDP reacts to ’forceful takeover’ of secretariat by Ayade, APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee, Cross River, has reacted to what it described as a trespass and forceful takeover of its secretariat by the state’s governor, Ben Ayade. Vanguard had earlier reported that Governor Ayade defected from the PDP to the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Thursday. In a follow up development, Vanguard […]
