Tag: PDP
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Ex-Bayelsa PDP senator joins APC
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Senator Nimi Amange, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amange, who represented Bayelsa East in the Senate, said he joined APC because Governor Seriake Dickson arrogated PDP to himself. His intention was contained in a letter he sent to the Chairman of Ward…
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Oyo Guber: APC expresses dismay at tribunal’s ruling
The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Oyo State said on Monday that it received the judgment of the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in the state with dismay. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Dr Azeez Olatunde, said in a statement on Monday in Ibadan that the State Working Committee would refer the ruling to its legal team…
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Tribunal’s Judgement: PDP Decries Delay, Demands ‘Immediate Release’ Of Record
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over what it called the “undue delay” by the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to release the record of its judgment. Two days after the Tribunal affirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari won the February 23 poll, the PDP has again rejected the judgment in a statement on Friday…
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Melaye declines PDP’s appointment as DG Kogi Guber Campaign Council
Senator Dino Melaye has rejected his appointment as the Director-General of the Kogi State Governorship Campaign Council by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Melaye made this known on Friday via his Twitter handle @dino-melaye. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan had told newsmen that Melaye has been appointed the DG of Kogi State Governorship…
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PDP, Atiku Should Apologise To Nigerians, Instead of Appealing – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asked the PDP and its presidential candidate in the last elections to apologise to Nigerians for “willfully distracting” the Buhari Administration with an election petition. Mr Lai Mohammed said instead of appealing the ruling of Wednesday’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the opposition party should be…
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Ekiti Tribunal Sacks Senate Spokesman, Adeyeye of APC, Declares Olujimi of PDP Winner
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State has nullified the election of Senator Dayo Adeyeye as the winner of the National Assembly election in Ekiti South Senatorial District Subsequently, the tribunal in a unanimous verdict, declared former Minority Leader and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Biodun…
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Presidential Tribunal delivers judgment Tomorrow on Atiku’s petition against Buhari
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja will on Wednesday deliver judgment in the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 election. The petitioners asked the five-man tribunal led by Justice Mohammed Garba to nullify President Buhari’s victory at the…
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How I made Fayose Ekiti Governor- Olujimi
Former Senate minority leader, Biodun Olujimi has revealed that the immediate past governor Ayodele Fayose became Ekiti State governor both in his second term through her unforgettable roles. Olujimi said if not for her influence and unalloyed support, Fayose would not have been allowed to participate in the PDP governorship primary election that produced him…
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PDP Mocks Buhari For Begging For Forgiveness Over Certificate Scandal
Asks President to vacate office over plea for pardon The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to vacate office as the President of Nigeria. It stated that it has viewed the video of the media interview by the Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and surmised that Buhari should save…
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Senator Dino Melaye Rejects Result of Kogi PDP Governorship Primary Election
Senator Dino Melaye has rejected the results of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kogi State. The Nation reports that he described the results of the contest in which he participated as “totally unacceptable.” The Kogi West Senator took to his Twitter page to express dissatisfaction with the conduct and the outcome…