Tag Archives: PDP

Kaduna Assembly Deputy Speaker, another member defect from APC to PDP

The Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, John Audu, and another member representing Kudan Constituency, Junaidu Yakubu, have defected from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The members who announced their defection on Friday said it was a result of impunity, draconian leadership style and a lack of unity in the ...

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Ex-Adamawa Acting Governor, set to leave APC for PDP

Former Adamawa Acting Governor, James Barka, has announced his intentions to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Barka, who is also a member of the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative (PCNI), said this on Friday when he received a delegation of the PDP led by its state chairman. He said he could ...

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Accept the reality, you can’t to remove Saraki, Ekweremadu, PDP tells APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) lacked the legislative number and constitutional facilities to remove Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja, the party advised the Presidency and the APC to “accept the reality’’. It said that Presidency ...

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I’ll contest gov election under APC, am not defecting, says Alhassan

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, said contrary to speculations, she had not defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC), disclosing that the party would be the platform under which she would contest again for the Taraba State governorship election in 2019.

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My defection to APC is for national interest – Akpabio

Former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio says his decision to decamp from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All People’s Congress (APC) was in national interest.

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Akpabio’s defection to APC is due to self-preservation, not rational strategic political thinking – Secondus

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has said that he knows why the immediate past Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, dumped the opposition PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

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I have no intention of becoming Senate President – Akpabio

Former Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday revealed that he has no intention to be the Senate President but he has the intention of becoming what God wants him to be.

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Freezing of Benue, Akwa Ibom accounts unconstitutional, overtly wicked – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for immediate unfreezing of the official accounts of Akwa Ibom and Benue states blocked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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‘Am taking Akwa Ibom to the centre’, Akpabio formally switches to APC

Godswill Akpabio has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at a mega rally held at the Ikot Ekpene township stadium on Wednesday and declared that he is taking the state to the centre. No fewer than 30 APC’s senators and members of National Working Committee (NWC) were on hand to receive the ex-senate minority leader, Akpabio. The ...

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Akpabio finally dumps PDP, decamps to APC

Former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at a mega rally held at the Ikot Ekpene township stadium on Wednesday.

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