The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pleaded with aggrieved members not to defect, promising that the leadership was in the process of reconciling all. Chairman of its Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Walid Jibrin, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, called for reconciliation. He said the party was doing everything possible to resolve all differences. His words: “In my capacity as chairman of PDP BoT, I am watching very keenly recent developments in our great party with a special call on all aggrieved members to remain with a view to looking for the way forward. “As a father to all,…
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Veteran Fuji artiste, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as Kwam1, has given reason he can never run for any political office. KWAM 1 who is the first Mayegun of Yoruba Land, speaking at an event, titled “FUJI-Opera”, held at Alliance Francaise, Mike Adenuga Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, said his decision not to run for any political office was based on his hatred for “promise and fail” attitudes. According to him, he does not want to make hefty promises to gain votes only to fail the electorates due to unforeseen factors. Few months ago, KWAM 1 assaulted a broadcaster named Wole Sorunke…
There was a moment of disagreement and name-calling between members of the ruling APC in the Imo State House of Assembly and the opposition lawmakers when the latter was accused of fueling the recent End SARS protest which claimed several lives in the state. The member representing Aboh-mbaise state constituency, Eddy Obinna had made the allegations while presenting a motion on Thursday during plenary. He said the opposition parties including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cashed in on the protest to water down the efforts of the state and federal government as the ruling party. “Recall that the EndSARS protest…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced the composition of its engagement committee on the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act as well as the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, said the Committee, which has former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremmadu, as Chairman is to, among other things, collate inputs from critical stakeholders as well as engage relevant civil society groups and work closely with the National Assembly for more inclusive and accelerated processes in the desired amendment to the Electoral Act and the 1999 Constitution. The statement noted that such…
The lawmaker representing Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency of Benue State in the House of Representatives, Blessing Onuh, on Friday, officially decamped from the All Progressives Grand Alliance to the All Progressives Congress. Onuh, who is the daughter of former Senate President, David Mark, was formerly in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but decamped from the party to APGA after she lost the party’s primary for the House Seat to her uncle, Johnson Egli Ahubi. Although, she later defeated her uncle at the general election. Onuh’s decamping ceremony at Otukpo, Benue State on Friday was attended by the Speaker of the House,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has been told to use the occasion of his 78 birthday, to seek forgiveness for the sins he committed against the people of the Southwest Nigeria, rather than going about celebrating in the midst of his own people, whose over 300 children are being held captive by terrorists. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest, which congratulated the President for reaching the age of 78 in a statement made available to TheInfoStride yesterday, said God must have kept him so that he could have enough time to ruminate over his past misdeeds and seek restitution. In…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has upheld the election of the new executive committee for the Kano State chapter. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement in Abuja, said that the decision followed the successful conduct of the Dec.12 state congress in all 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs)of the state. Ologbondiyan said the NWC was pleased that the congress was conducted in strict compliance with the guidelines and provisions of the party’s Constitution (2017 as amended). He added that the state congress was also monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
A Chairman aspirant in the forthcoming Council election in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Richard Ovweghrederohwo has joined hundreds of protesters to kick against alleged imposition of candidates by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in their area. The peaceful protesters barricaded the entrance to the Party’s Secretariat. The protesters who are mostly PDP members carried placards with inscriptions such as, “No primary election, No general election, Local government is for the youths and the youths should be allowed determine who will be their chairman, ‘’PDP is our party we need free and fair…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the re-run election for Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency, Niger for February 6, 2021. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, in a statement in Abuja, said the decision was taken at the commission’s meeting on Thursday. Okoye said that the Commission met and deliberated on a number of issues including the Court of Appeal judgement on Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency election. He recalled that the Commission conducted a by-election in Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency on March 14 and returned Kasimu Danjuma of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as duly elected.…
As the crisis in the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Jigawa State continues to take another dimension the court has issued a fresh order. This is following the conduct of the local Government Congress of the party by the Sule Lamido-led faction. A Jigawa State High court sitting in Dutse presided by Justice Musa Ubale issued the court order restricting the conduct of the PDP Local Government and State Congress. This was contained in a court order with suit No. JDU/41/2020 as obtained by TheInfoStride. It arose from a suit filed by Bar. Ibrahim Aliyu, counsel to…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused an unnamed governor in one of the Northwestern states of being behind the increased wave of banditry in the region. APC in a statement issued Thursday evening in Abuja by its Acting National Publicity, Mr Yekini Nabena, “challenged security agencies to investigate an intelligence report linking a Northwest governor to the heightened cases of banditry, abductions and other violent crimes in the zone”. Nabena who did not name the governor because of the “security nature of the issue”, said the increased spate of banditry in the North-west was politically-motivated and not unconnected…
The ex-governors said more funds and powers must be devolved to the states, if the expected development must happen in Nigeria. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and other eminent personalities have advocated for more funds and powers to states in Nigeria. They stated this on Wednesday at the Third Annual Abiola Ajimobi Roundtable and 71st posthumous birthday of the late former Oyo State governor, held in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by the newly-established Sen. Abiola Ajimobi Foundation (SAAF), in…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again lost a member in the House of Representatives, Sam Onuigbo to the All Progressives Congress (PDP). This is the fourth member of the PDP to dump the party for the ruling APC within the week. It would be recalled that Datti Yako on Tuesday moved from PDP to the APC, while Danjuma Shittu from Taraba State dumped the All Progressives Congress Alliance for the APC. On Wednesday, Tajudeen Adefisoye moved from the Social Democratic Party to the APC. Onuigbo who represents Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency of Abia State in a letter read on…
The Ambassador Aminu Wali, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP faction in Kano has sacked former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso from the party, for alleged gross violation of the constitutional orders of the party. The Ambassador Aminu Wali led PDP faction also elects new leaders of the Party under Muhammin Bako Lamido as State Chairman while Garba Abdullahi Gezawa emerged Secretary of the party. The Wali led PDP faction met in a Congress with 8,717 delegates to elect 39 new executive members in Kano and finally agreed to expel Kwankwaso for anti-party activities Speaking to newsmen, the elected Chairman of the Ambassador…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, caucus in the House of Representatives on Thursday, called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. Kingsley Chinda, leader of the caucus, made the call at a press conference in Abuja. Chinda made the call in response to the abduction of students of the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara area of Katsina State by Boko Haram. He made the call in the company of members of the PDP caucus. According to Chinda: “The president should be impeached over the growing insecurity in the country.” Recall that Boko Haram had abducted about 600 students from…
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Tuesday, said he dethroned the former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi because he was not best man for the throne, saying he was appointed to spite former President Goodluck Jonathan. Ganduje revealed that Sanusi was appointed the Emir in 2014 to spite former President Goodluck Jonathan, who sacked him as the Central Bank Governor for alleging that $49 billion was missing from the public coffers. Ganduje disclosed this at the presentation of a book in honour of the former president titled, ‘Dear President Goodluck Jonathan (An Open Letter),” written by a former…
Being with you at this special event today, I am visited by two competing emotions. I continue to feel a profound sense of loss at the premature, unfortunate departure of this great son of Oyo and Nigeria, Abiola Ajimobi. Yet, I also feel such pride and honor in having known this fine man and in knowing that our land can produce such excellent people. Part of me is looking around the room, still expecting somehow to see my brother, longtime friend, and faithful political ally Abiola come through the door and bring even more light to this gathering with his…
Mr Hamisu Ibrahim-Chidari, the new Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly has denied speculations that some lawmakers were planning to defect from All Progressives Congress (APC) to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ibrahim-Chidari said this while briefing newsmen shortly after he was sworn in as the new Speaker on Tuesday, following the resignation of Mr Abdulazeez Garba-Gafasa. Garba-Garfasa, alongside two other Principal Officers on Monday, resigned their positions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there were speculations that Garba-Garfasa and other 13 lawmakers were planning to defect to PDP. “There is no iota of truth in the speculations…
A Bill for an Act to alter the 1999 Constitution, to put an age limit on aspirants seeking political offices in the country, has been stepped down at the House of Representatives. The bill which sought to peg the maximum age for politicians vying for offices, was sponsored by Rep. Bede Eke (PDP-Imo) at plenary on Wednesday. The bill which was slated for second reading was met with stiff opposition by lawmakers who were opposed to age limit in the political sphere. Leading the debate on the bill, Eke said that though the house had passed the Not-too-Young-to-run bill, the…
Sani Yerima, former Governor of Zamfara State, has declared his intention to contest for president in 2023. Yerima made his intention known at a press conference in Abuja, where he stated that the time was right after he buried his ambition severally in the past. He also dismissed claims of zoning in the All Progressives Congress, APC. He said: “You may recall that in 2006, I declared my interest to contest for presidency after having served Zamfara State for a period of eight years. “However, I decided to withdraw for the current President at that time and since then I…