PDP crisis: Amaechi, Aliyu, others shun govs’ meeting

MARCH 12, 2013 BY OLUSOLA FABIYI, ABUJA 110 COMMENTS Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi | credits: File copy Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, who is also the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was among six governors that were not at the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum […]

In picture: Senator visits APGA Canada, speaks on merger with APC

The executives of the Canadian chapter of the All Progressive Grand Alliance Party (APGA) met with one of its chieftains Senator Annie Okonkwo, who is also a key player in the ongoing merger to form All Progressive Congress (APC). The meeting was held a few days ago in Toronto, Canada. In attendance were: Comrade Elas […]

Panic grips PDP over governors’ threat to join APC

The Peoples Democratic Party has begun desperate moves to prevent governors elected on its platform as well as its members from carrying out their threat to defect to the newly formed All Progressives Congress. This follows indications that no fewer than 12 PDP governors as well as many of the party’s members in the national […]

PDP caucus: Jonathan elevates Akpabio, Shema, Suswam

…2015: We need prayers – Anenih From TAIWO AMODU, Abuja Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Board of Trustees, (BoT), Chief Tony Anenih, said yesterday that with prayers, the ruling party will survive its present challenges and retain its position in the polity. Anenih disclosed this to journalists shortly after a closed-door meeting with […]

APC: Determination or Desperation? -By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe / London, UK / March 4, 2013 – The recent announcement by the leading opposing parties that they were dissolving their parties in favour of a mega party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) took Nigerians by surprise. True, Nigerians were not unaware of its coming but very few expected that it […]

Pro Amaechi’s governors threaten to dump PDP

Peoples Democratic Party governors sympathetic to the embattled Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, are threatening to leave the PDP, SUNDAY PUNCH has gathered. Reliable sources within the party told our correspondents on Friday that a few of the governors had intimated the party leadership with their disaffection and […]

Anenih re-elected as PDP BoT chairman

Former Minister of Works, Chief Tony Anenih, has emerged as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was elected at a meeting of the board at the Presidential Villa which ended at about 12.45am on Tuesday. Anenih was former Chairman of the party’s BoT until 2007. Anenih told […]

How Jonathan threatened PDP governors

President insists Amaechi must go Akpabio: we’ll kick out ‘Judases’ Fresh facts emerged yesterday on the President’s stormy meeting with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors at the Villa. President Goodluck Jonathan, who pointedly told the governors to ensure Rivers State Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi’s removal as the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) chairman, threatened to deploy […]

PDP sets up Govs Forum, Akpabio emerges chairman

Attempts to polarise the Nigerian Governors’ Forum took a fresh dimension on Sunday evening with the emergence of Governor Godswill Akpabio as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Governors’ Forum, a new forum. The forum is expected to be at par with the already divided NGF led by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State. […]

Internal crisis: APC to settle for neutral logo

Via PunchThe newly formed All Progressive Congress party has opted to have a neutral logo as the solution to the crisis within the party. The Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party, Congress for Progressive Congress and a faction of the All Progressive Grand Alliance are merging to form the yet-to-be registered political party […]

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