Before Wednesday’s meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, there was an ominous dark cloud over the Wadata Plaza. A day earlier, some members of the party, who called themselves South-East caucus members, had gathered, during which they passed a confidence vote in the embattled National Secretary of the Party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. The meeting was undoubtedly not just a counter to an earlier meeting of the South-East PDP held at the Enugu Government House over the weekend, but also a prelude to what was to come during the BoT meeting. GOVIMA recalls that at the…
Author: Daniel Ubokulo
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s reconciliation committee, Eddy Olafeso, has told the party to speak with Labour Party Presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi and other opposition political party leaders for an alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections. He believes that it is the only guarantee to defeat the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027. Obi, who was contesting the 2023 presidential election under the PDP, dumped the party and joined the Labour Party. Under the Labour Party, the former Anambra State Governor contested and garnered a total of 6,101,533 votes, according to the Independent National Electoral,…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, on Wednesday said the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, administration is insensitive to the plight of Nigerians. The PDP BoT said the increment in the pump price of fuel, electricity tariff hike, telecommunication charges and the worsening economic situation showed that Tinubu’s administration was insensitive to Nigerians. In a communique issued at the end of its 79th BoT meeting in Abuja, the party charged Tinubu to rescind its anti-people’s policies and take steps to revamp the economy. The communique reads partly: “On the national front, the BoT expresses concerns…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Fouad Oki, has urged the impeached speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa to go back to the house and continue his basic responsibility to his constituency. GOVIMA reported last Monday that Obasa was impeached but the lawmaker claims he is still the speaker of the Lagos Assembly. Obasa claimed he was impeached using fake mace. Mojisola Maranda, who emerged the Speaker of Assembly following the impeachment of Obasa, formally occupied the office of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday. Appearing on…
Members of the Omoluabi Progressives, a group loyal to Rauf Aregbesola, a former governor of Osun State, have agreed to quit the All Progressives Congress, APC, GOVIMA learnt. In a statement signed by Abosede Oluwaseun, the group’s Organising and Publicity Secretary, the decision to pull out of the APC was a consensus by stakeholders after a session ratifying the earlier resolution of members from the 332 wards of Osun at its monthly meeting in Ilesa on Sunday. Some of the reasons adduced for the resolution, the statement revealed, included ostracisation from the party, suspension and expulsion of the tendency’s leaders…
A Lagos State chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adetokunbo Pearse, says the party is not dysfunctional in spite of the current leadership crisis plaguing it. Pearse, who was a member of the Atiku Abubakar 2023 Presidential Campaign Committee, PCC, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Pearse, the State Coordinator of Support Groups for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign in 2023, said the former ruling party would overcome its challenges and rise before the 2027 general elections. There are some issues in the PDP political family, but the same can be said…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has conducted its State Congress in Abia State, electing Kelechi Apugo as the party’s Chairman. This is coming after the conclusion of the Ward and the Local Government Congress earlier. Apugo, who was the acting Chairman of the NNPP in the State, was elected together with other executive members of the party during the Congress held in Umuahia. Delegates said Apugo was elected party Chairman based on his performance as acting Chairman. In his response, the Abia State NNPP Chairman said his party was now focused in harnessing its potential towards taking over Abia…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has cautioned its members to always exercise restraint and not tear the party apart with scheming for their favourite governorship aspirant. The party in a statement signed by its Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal and issued by Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi alluded that the matter was capable of bringing into disrepute the name of the party due to individuals’ interest. Lawal said it was strange and worrisome how some members of the party had been going about their individual interests to promote avoidable division. Lawal reminded those who…
Veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of causing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Labour Party, LP, and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. Momodu said APC was orchestrating crisis within the opposition to weaken them. In an interview with Arise Television, the PDP chieftain accused APC of pushing Nigeria towards a one-party state. According to Momodu: “Nigeria is obviously moving in a direction of a one-party state. “The ruling party, APC, is so scared of opposition that right now crisis are being orchestrated from party to party, especially the leading opposition parties like PDP,…
Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has received key leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their supporters who joined the ruling party in Kalgo, Jega, and Aliero Local Government Areas on Thursday. In Kalgo LGA, Alhaji Umar Namashaya Diggi led hundreds of his supporters into the APC. Similarly, in Jega LGA, Alhaji Atiku Bunu, a former Commissioner of Works, defected alongside thousands of PDP supporters. In Aliero LGA, Alhaji Abubakar Abba Alieru, younger brother of Senator Muhammadu Adamu Alieru, and former Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Muhammadu Magawata Alieru, also joined the APC with a significant number of followers.…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State today urged the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR) to be clear on how the 143 per cent revenue generation performance it claimed was generated Delta State APC Publicity Secretary, Valentine Onojeghuo Esq., said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in reaction to DBIR’s claims that a remarkable 143% revenue was generated based on its performance. The APC expressed deep skepticism, questioning the validity and transparency of these bogus claims, which are desperate attempts aimed at painting the abysmal performance of Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has pleaded with political parties to start fielding fresh candidates for bye-elections into state and federal legislative positions. The Commission noted that over the last one and a half years since the inauguration of the current national and state assemblies in June 2023, vacancies have occurred in 23 constituencies of serving members. Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke during the year’s first quarterly meeting with political parties, said the Commission conducted nine bye-elections early last year and 14 vacancies have occurred since then. He said such elections “are unpredictable and unbudgeted and…