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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has begun interactive contacts with Peoples Democratic Party delegates and other stakeholders in the party on phone, ahead of the party’s presidential primaries taking place on Thursday (tomorrow) in Abuja. Director, Research, Planning and Strategy of the Goodluck/Sambo Campaign Organisation, Mr Mike Omeri, said this in a statement. A copy of the […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, January 10th, 2011
About 84 senators of the Peoples Democratic Party may have lost their bid to return to the red chambers on the party’s ticket. Final standings from the outcome of the primaries held across the country showed that a repeat of what happened in 2007, where most of the lawmakers did not return, is likely to […]
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Party Politics
Monday, January 10th, 2011
INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Professor Attahiru Jega has said that the lack of internal democracy in most political parties was posing a serious concern to the commission. He stated this in Abuja yesterday at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum, adding that lack of internal party democracy had been noticed in most political […]
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Abia, Bauchi, Party Politics, State News, Zamfara
Monday, January 10th, 2011
The results of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries which held across the country yesterday have continued to favour the incumbent political office holders, even as the exercise has been springing up surprises in certain areas. Many of the Governors who aspired to return to office had continued to have easy pick of the party […]
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Oyo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Despite the late arrival of the officials of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the national headquarters for the primaries into the 32-seat Oyo State legislative arm, the election was successful with loyalists of Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, winning most of the seats. Among those that emerged as winner is Mr. Jimoh Fadipe, the lawmaker who […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, January 10th, 2011
MUTTERINGS of disaffection arising from the gubernatorial and National Assembly primaries in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were, yesterday, threatening the fabric of the party. Besides the exit already made by disaffected party members prior to the primaries, there were fresh eruptions arising, ironically, from new efforts to manage the pre-primary rumbles. In Enugu State […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Former Governor George Akume of Benue State and 24 other Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftains in the state will today, officially declare for Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN. Aside the decamping of Akume and others in Benue State, it was also gathered that moves were on for ACN to receive Senator Jubril Aminu and another […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, January 9th, 2011
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Mrs. Sarah Jibril, has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting the nomination of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a presidential aspirant of the ruling party for the April general election. This comes […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, January 9th, 2011
THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will today Screen its Presidential aspirants to get the party’s flagbearer for the April Presidential election. Those to appear before the Ambassador Aminu Wali led 10 –member Screening Committee are President Goodluck Jonathan, former vice-President Atiku Abubakar , Mrs Sarah Jibril and Alhaji Aminu Dutsima from Katsina state and thereafter […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
Delegate lobbying shifts to hotels || Aminu Wali chairs screening Panel || Determined to ensure security in Abuja as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holds its special national convention, the Nigeria Police Force will deploy its anti-terrorist squad to the Eagle Square, venue of the convention where the party’s presidential candidate for this April […]
