Ondo PDP chairman is dead

Mr Fatai Adams, the Chairman of the Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, is dead. Though details of his death have not yet been made public, it was gathered that he died in the early hours of Wednesday. The party’s state Publicity Secretary, Mr Kennedy Peretei, who confirmed the incident, said the party would soon make official communication to the media on the matter. “Yes it is true but we will soon communicate you properly on the incident,” Peretei said. The State Working Committee of the PDP in…

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Ikpeazu mourns as Abia PDP guber candidate dies

The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has condoled with the family of the deceased governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party, Prof. Uche Ikonne. In a statement signed by the governor on Wednesday, Ikpeazu directed that all flags in Abia State PDP offices be lowered and flown at half-mast while all campaign activities for the party at all levels be suspended until Monday, 30th January 2023 to honour the late Abia PDP flagbearer. The statement read, “It is with a heavy heart but total submission to the will of…

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Ogun PDP crisis deepens, suspends Buruji Kashamu’s faction

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State has suspended a governorship aspirant of the party, Jimi Lawal, and four others for allegedly conducting and participating in an “illegal” governorship primary election. The suspended partymen Lawal alongside four others who are: Bola Odunmosun, the financial secretary of the party, Fasiu Ajadi, Kola Akinyemi and Tope Asiru, the party chairman of Ijebu North-East Local Government Area are leaders of the Omo-Ily faction of the party led by the late Senator Buruji Kashamu. The secretary of the party, Sunday Solarin, announced their suspension…

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Ethnic Politics: Parties, groups descend on Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has come under fire following his advice to Northerners that they should vote for him in the 2023 election because he hails from the northern region. Atiku, who stated this during an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna on Saturday, told his audience not to support a Yoruba or Igbo candidate in reference to the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi. The PDP flag bearer, a…

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Ayu Vs Wike: Four PDP topshots return N122.4m bribe money

Four members of the National Working Committee Peoples Democratic Party have returned N122.4 million paid into their accounts by the main opposition party leader. There had been media reports that the PDP’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, allegedly paid over N100m to the NWC members after the party’s primaries. The money was said to be part of the over N10 billion realised by the party from nomination fees paid by aspirants. The NWC members who returned the money are the National Vice Chairman (South-West) Olasoji Adagunodo, the Deputy National Chairman (South)…

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Fear grips Osun Governor-elect, Adeleke over court case challenging his candidacy

The camp of the Osun State governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, is worried over a suit filed by his rival in the Peoples Democratic Party’s primary, Prince Dotun Babayemi, at the Court of Appeal, Akure. According to The PUNCH, members of the Adeleke faction in the party, on Monday, admitted that the suit constituted a danger to the PDP’s victory at the Osun State governorship election on Saturday, adding that the party had begun reconciliation with Babayemi. Notable leaders of Adeleke’s faction such as Osun acting PDP Chairman, Dr Adekunle Akindele; the…

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Sen. Uzodinma wins Imo Gov. at Supreme Court, ordered to be sworn-in

The Supreme Court has declared Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress (APC)winner of the March 19 governorship election in Imo state, the apex court nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The court declared that the votes due to Senator Uzodinma were unlawfully excluded from the 318 polling units and that they be added to his votes. The apex court arrived at the ruling in a unanimous decision by the seven-man panel delivered by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun ordered that the certificate of return…

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Prez. Buhari to defecting lawmakers: “I wish you well”

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wished all the lawmakers, who defected from the All Progressives Congress to other parties, in “best in their future undertakings.” On his Twitter handle, President Buhari reacted to the defections that were the order of the day at the National Assembly. In his tweets, the president said; “I wish all of our party members who today defected, the very best in their future undertakings. The APC has done its best to stop the defections, and I must commend the party leadership for working tirelessly to unite…

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