Category: Politics

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked against the constitution of a parallel PDP presidential campaign organisation. The group is led by the senator representing Ogun East senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Buruji Kashamu, who is also the faction’s governorship candidate ahead of the 2019 general elections. Kashamu in a statement sent to journalists on Wednesday, January 9, described the composition of the new body which had a member of the House of Representatives and a factional governorship candidate of the party in the state,…

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The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has renewed her war of words with the former of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, over who controls the affairs of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Olujimi had declared herself as the leader of the party in Ekiti and South-West, claiming to be the highest political office holder of the party within the state. The Senator had, among other things, claimed to be the South-West Coordinator of Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Group in the region. Olujimi has, however, petitioned the National…

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The European movement of the Atiku/ Obi campaign organisation came alive in Brussels, Belgium Saturday. Here is the text of Otunba Gbenga Daniel’s speech at the event. The DG of the Atiku Campaign Organisation was ably represented by none other than the highly respected Hon. Dare Adeleke who flew in from Lagos to grace the occasion. Read Text: Good day Ladies and Gentlemen. HIS Excellency, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Dr Peter Obi, extend their deep greetings . It gladdens my heart to hear that our brothers and sisters…

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The People’s Democratic Party has condemned the raid and “unleashing of violence” carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on the home of one of the sons of the PDP presidential flagbearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In a statement, the party says: “It is indeed appalling that the Buhari Presidency can now go as low as engaging in wicked politics of chasing after family members of a presidential candidate, who are neither government officials, government contractors nor involved in any underhand dealings, but young students pursuing their legitimate…

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) decries the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to PDP Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family members and their businesses by agencies of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Since his nomination, Peter Obi, apart from facing series of failed attempts by the APC to destroy his reputation, has also continued to receive all manners of threats and blackmail, including threats to his life and those of his wife and children. Having realized that the majority of Nigerians are…

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The Presidential Candidate for Kowa Party paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Paul Lehmann, the Australia High Commissioner to Nigeria on Friday, 30th November. The High Commissioner, who is currently the longest serving head of any foreign mission in Nigeria and SFB who himself retired as a Governance adviser with UK Government’s Department For International Development in Nigeria , shared thoughts on Nigeria’s development and the forth coming elections. Australia, like Nigeria is a federation with several autonomous provinces, rich in mineral resources, very advanced in infrastructure development especially…

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A coalition of 60 support groups from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday dumped the party to join the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The groups, which lamented that they were used and dumped by the APC, added that they decided to dump the ruling party in the interest of Nigeria, as the nation has no future in the hand of APC. Speaking at the national secretariat of the party at the official defection of the groups, the former National Youth Vanguard Co-ordinator of APC, Honourable Jubril Gazama, disclosed that…

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The Peoples Democratic Party has raised an alarm that the Muhammadu Buhari presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have plans to ‘ forcefully’ take control of Akwa Ibom state. This comes, following reports of the invasion of the State’s House of Assembly by the police on Wednesday. The PDP also noted that the ruling party must take responsibility for any breakdown of law and order in Akwa-Ibom Ibom state, following its decision to cause mayhem and bloodletting in such a peaceful state. The opposition party also accused the…

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*Calls for “Coalition of the Willing “* The presidential candidate of the KOWA Party, Shina Fagbenro-Byron has once again reminded Nigerians on the how critical the forthcoming 2019 elections is in the life of the country, stating that the elections have the capacity to make or mar our chances at survival as a nation. In a statement released on friday, Byron also reiterated that the Kowa Party is at the forefront of efforts at a coalition of political parties that intend to unlock good governance in Nigeria, restructure the political…

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October 30, 2018 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the fretting and jittering in the Presidency whenever the issue of President Muhammadu Buhari’s academic certificate is mentioned confirms assertions by Nigerians that Mr. President is morally burdened and ostensibly has something to hide. The PDP, in response to a statement credited to the Buhari Presidency alleging that those raising the certificate issue are sowing seeds of discord, insists that President Buhari’s handlers should do the needful by placing the certificate in public domain instead of confronting and threatening Nigerians for…

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