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Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, South-West
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
By Rotimi Ajayi, Emeka Mamah & DAUD OLATUNJI LAGOS — Less than 24 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo resigned his position as the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the leadership caucus of the party has started brainstorming on who could suitably fit into the shoes of the ex-President. […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Friday, March 30th, 2012
The newly elected National Executive of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Thursday, stormed Kebbi State to muster support for the party’s’ candidate in Saturday’s rerun governorship election, Alhaji Usman Saidu Dakingari. The visit to Kebbi is the first major assignment that the recently elected national executives of the PDP […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
Abuja – Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of FCT, Mr Michael Zuokumor, said that 10,000 policemen would be deployed to monitor Saturday’s PDP National Convention in Abuja. Zuokumor, in a statement in Abuja, said the Police would be assisted by other security agencies to ensure hitch-free convention. He said the team, comprising police mobile […]
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North-East, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Alhaji Bamangar Tukur By Chuks Okocha and Segun Awofadeji Alhaji Bamangar Tukur, believed to be the anointed candidate for the chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), got a shocker Wednesday at the North-east zonal election that took place in Bauchi State. Although he was said to have been endorsed by the governors from the […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, South-West
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
THE chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, declared that the party would regain the states it lost in the South-West. Speaking at the South-West zonal congress of the party held in Osogbo, the former president said though “we have lost some states in crooked ways. We […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Anger trailed the convention of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West zone on Wednesday, in Osogbo, where a former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Segun Oni, emerged as National Vice-Chairman of the zone. Just as South-West PDP picked Oni, the South-South chapter at its zonal convention in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, picked Chief Steven […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Action Congress of Nigeria’s candidate for Rivers State governorship election, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, has said some members of the Peoples Democratic Party are stranded in the ruling party. Sekibo observed that those willing to leave the ruling party could not do so for fear of being punished by the PDP. The former Minister of Transport, […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, March 19th, 2012
Bamanga Tukur The President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have agreed on the choice of shipping magnate Bamanga Tukur as the party’s national chairman, it was learnt yesterday. Sam Jaja is likely to be deputy chairman. PDP is holding its convention at which national officers will emerge on Saturday. But Dr Goodluck Jonathan […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), South-West
Monday, March 19th, 2012
THE immediate past national legal adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is contesting for the post of national secretary of the party at its forthcoming national convention, Chief Olusola Oke, at the weekend, said the position, which was zoned to the South-West, would not cause disaffection among party members in the zone. Oke, […]
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Governors, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, March 19th, 2012
IN a move that should put paid to the crisis between both parties and pave way for a smooth congress, governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have agreed to support all candidates put forward by President Goodluck Jonathan in the forthcoming national convention of the party. A source at the Presidency yesterday told The […]
