The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, EBSIEC, has dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) objection against the August 22 local government elections in the state, claiming that the party was given an adequate opportunity to participate in the electoral process. The commission also rejected the PDP’s alleged threat to seek legal redress, stating that the … Read more
Robinson Ewor, former Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Acting Chairman, has stated that Governor Sim Fubara is the problem in Rivers State, not Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Ewor claimed that the people of Rivers State were given the wrong impression when the war between Wike and Fubara began. The governor … Read more
Maurice Vonobolki, a candidate for governor of Adamawa in the 2027 election for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that the age of political godfathers in the state is coming to an end. Talking to reporters at Yola International Airport upon his return from Abuja with his certificate of return, Vonobolki stated that the … Read more
The PDP has said that the deregistration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a blow to democracy in Nigeria. This decision was made by the Federal High Court. The party decried the consequences of the court order and stated that it was awaiting the Certified True Copy … Read more
Wole Oluyede, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for governor of Ekiti State, has expressed unhappiness with the election’s conduct at Ugele/Arokun Ward in Ikere Local Government. Oluyede told reporters shortly after casting his ballot at Polling Unit 006, Ugele/Arokun Ward, that many voters in his polling unit had yet to vote due to issues … Read more
On Wednesday, former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State after she left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). You may remember that from 2007 until 2011, Iyabo—the daughter of Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria—represented Ogun Central in the Senate. After failing in her 2011 re-election campaign, … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, has won council elections in all 20 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State where results have been determined thus far. Only one LGA in Numan is currently holding an election. The last poll takes place today after being postponed from Saturday, June 13, when the other LGAs held their … Read more
Oluwole Oluyede, the governorship candidate of the Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, claims that the state’s All Progressives Congress, APC, held the worst primary election in democratic history. Oluyede made the comment on Saturday during an interview on Arise Television, “The APC held poor primaries, and the party is ripped apart. They assumed the … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, of seeking to disrupt a scheduled ceremony in Abuja, where former President Goodluck Jonathan is anticipated to be confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate. In a statement issued on Friday, the party stated that the management of A Class Event Centre … Read more
advance of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has screened 131 candidates for the House of Assembly and three candidates for the Senate. After the screening process was finished, Tyem Gideon Nanden, the chairman of the screening committee, revealed this to reporters in Jos. The selected candidates are anticipated … Read more