Tag Archives: PDP

Akwa-Ibom Crisis: Don’t declare of State-of-Emergency, concentrate on Boko Haram, PDP tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State has urged President Muhhamadu Buhari to ignore call by the All Progressives Congress, APC, for a state-of-emergency in the State. The call was made known by the State PDP chairman, Obong Paul Ekpo. According to him, APC is instigating violence in Akwa Ibom in order to pave way for the declaration ...

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PDP Senator from Gombe decamps to APC

The Senator representing Gombe South, Joshua Lidani, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The latest development was disclosed by the Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan during plenary on Wednesday. Lawan congratulated Senator Lidani for defecting to the ruling party, but did not give reasons the lawmaker defected to the ruling party. .“Let ...

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2019: PDP is yet to issue Presidential campaign timetable- Ologbondiyan

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has says it is yet to issue timetable for its 2019 presidential campaigns. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Tuesday in Abuja, said the party’s attention was drawn to a phony post circulating on the social media, purported to be the PDP presidential campaign timetable. He said that ...

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Danjuma, Dongoyaro, others describe PDP, APC as evils, ask Nigerians to reject them

Some elders under the aegis of National Christian Elders Forum has asked Nigerians reject the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, branding the parties as “two evils.” The group also alleged that Nigeria was structured to favour one ethnic nationality and the supremacy of one religion over others. The National Chairman of the NCEF, Solomon Asemota (SAN), disclosed ...

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Vote buying is a fraud, criminal act that should be stopped, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has said that vote buying during elections is a fraudulent and criminal act which needs to be nipped in the bud. Dan Orbih, State Chairman of the party, said this on Sunday in an interview in Benin. He called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take steps to end the situation, ...

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Oshiomhole urges electorate to vote for credible candidates as he receives defectors from PDP

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday urged Nigerians to look out for character of candidates before casting their votes in the 2019 general election. Oshiomhole gave the advice at a grand rally organised to receive Peoples Democratic Party defectors to All Progressives Congress at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano. He urged the electorate to vote for ...

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We will put an end to APC in Lagos, PDP vows

The Lagos State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday said it was sure to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) to capture the state in the 2019 elections. The state Organising Secretary of the party, Johnson Agbaje, spoke in Epe during the campaign flag-off of Princess Abiodun Oyefusi, the Lagos East Senatorial candidate of the party. He said ...

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Buhari has militarized the electoral process to manipulate 2019 poll, PDP complains to UN

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday alleged that the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress, APC, were plotting to militarize the 2019 elections and manipulate the poll in their favour. The National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus stated this when he and other party members received the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the ...

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Kwara By-Election: PDP frustrated by loss, Kwara politics takes a new dimension- APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Kwara politics has taken a new direction through the people`s votes as witnessed in the Nov. 17 House of Representatives’ bye-election in the state. Lanre Onilu, the APC National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The statement was in reaction to the decision by the Senate to ...

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Donald Duke: No matter how good a person is, he can never perform well as President under PDP

Donald Duke, the Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) says the PDP “baggage” will not allow for good performance if its candidate emerges as President in 2019. Duke told newsmen on Thursday in Lagos that no matter how good a candidate’s intentions are, the person cannot perform is he becomes President on the platform of the Peoples Democratic ...

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