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PDP Patriots backs Damagun’s NWC

Tunde Opalana 5 November 2025 0

A group, the PDP Patriots has thrown its weight the Ilya Damagum led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party amidst the polarisation of the organ of the party. Irked by the ugly development in the last 36 hours after a federal high court in Abuja stopped the planned national

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PDP NWC suspends Wike’s ally Anyanwu, national legal adviser Ajibade

Awwal Owolabi 2 November 2025 0

The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Samuel Anyanwu, the national secretary, and Kamaldeen Ajibade, the national legal adviser. The party also suspended Okechukwu Osuoha, deputy legal adviser, and Umaru Bature, national organising secretary. Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, announced the suspension during a press

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Gov Adeleke didn’t attack President Tinubu at South West Summit– Osun PDP

Tunde Opalana 1 November 2025 0

The Osun chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has debunked allegation that Governor Ademola Adeleke attacked President Bola Tinubu at the South West Summit held at Akure, two days ago. The party described  story of the allegation as figment of imagination of one, Kola Olabisi. In a statement issued by its media directorate on Friday, […]

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Party defection: Bayelsa governor, Douye Diri, set to join APC on Monday

Awwal Owolabi 1 November 2025 0

Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, will officially join the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, according to a report by TheCable. President Bola Tinubu, APC governors, and members of the party’s national working committee (NWC) will receive Diri into the ruling party. Sources familiar with the backroom manoeuvring said Diri, who resigned from the Peoples […]

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NNPP crisis festers as NWC dismisses claims by Major faction

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By Tunde Opalana The leadership crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) remains unabated as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) dismissed claims of authentic leadership by the Agbo Major faction. Relying on the judgement of an Abuja High Court on Thursday, the Agbo Major faction claimed it has been vindicated over the Ajuri […]

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PDP NWC sets to notify INEC of Udeh Okoye’s affirmation as National Secretary

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 February 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said arrangement has been concluded to notify the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of it’s affirmation of Hon. Sunday Udeh- Okoye as substantive National Secretary of the party. The NWC has therefore commenced transmission of its Resolution/Decision affirming

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Publicity Secretary, Odefa deny NWC meeting with S/East PDP today

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 January 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The end seems not yet in sight for the rumblings withing the leadership circle of the Peoples Democratic Party as two national officers on Monday denied knowledge of a meeting scheduled to hold today between meeting the National Working Committee (NWC) and the South East stakeholders of the party. National Publicity Secretary, […]

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LP: Allegation of Abuse against Abure; Our N/Treasurer a mole – NWC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 February 2024 0

…says Opara’s script was written since 2023 By Tom Okpe The National Working Committee, (NWC) of the Labour Party, (LP) has described its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara as a mole in the house, who continued net working with the expelled members of the party leadership. The Party also said the text of the Press conference […]

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NWC to review reported indiscipline, anti- party activity cases

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2023 0

…aims at achieving discipline, reconciliation By Tunde Opalana The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to constitute a Committee to review all cases of reported indiscipline and anti-party activities by some members of the Party in the 2023 general elections. The resolution was taken at its 571st meeting held […]

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NWC members lack power to endorse aspirants – APC

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2020 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that none of its organs particularly, the National Working Committee (NWC) has the power to endorse aspirants jostling for political offices. The declaration by the party came as a reaction to news reports that the NWC has endorsed the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the APC candidate for the […]

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Saraki saga: Dogara absent as APC NASS Caucus meets with party NWC

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2018 0

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara was on Tuesday absent as the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) met with the caucus of the National Assembly members to discuss issues rocking the Red Chambers. The development came just as Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, […]

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Osun: ‘Direct primary will deepen internal democracy’

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2018 0

All Progressives Congress stalwart, Sen. Bola Tinubu, says the decision of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) approving direct primaries for electing the governorship candidate in Osun will deepen internal democracy in the party. Tinubu expressed the view in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday entitled ‘Internal Democracy: Improving the Nomination Process’, A copy of

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What Happened to Mama Taraba?

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

I had to read the story twice to be sure that the minister had not overdosed on the remedial political treatment she received at the hands of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Did she actually say that the APC will rule forever? Last September, the Minister of Women Affairs, […]

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APC congresses: Lawyer slams APC spokesman over attack on Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2018 0

A legal practitioner and activist, Anthony Chyma, has tackled the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, for describing Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, as “being malicious and unfair to the NWC”. The APC National Working Committee (NWC) warned the governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha,

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Court dismisses suit seeking to stop Odigie-Oyegun’s tenure extension

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2018 0

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday dismissed the suit challenging the tenure elongation of the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling, All Progressive Congress (APC). Justice Dimgba, in two separate judgments on the matter, held that the suits had become hypothetical and academic, as […]

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A ghost has been hovering over the leadership of APC – Oyegun

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2018 0

John Oyegun, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday said the recommendations of the panel set up to examine the tenure elongation of the national working committee (NWC) will “lay to rest the ghost that has been hovering over the leadership of APC”. He said this while receiving the report of the committee […]

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Tenure Elongation: APC NWC members begin gradual withdrawal from office

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2018 0

Apparently uncertain over their future status as national officers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) on Thursday were seen moving their personal belongings out of their offices at the party National Secretariat in Abuja. The NWC members have been engaged in a fierce battle with some chieftains […]

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In a deft move, APC Govs align with Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2018 0

.Make U-turn on tenure elongation of outgoing NWC · Back President over need for elective convention · No, NEC has final say – Odigie-Oyegun In a dexterous move to save the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and to play safe against possible backlash with the presidency, 24 state governors elected on the platform of the […]

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Buhari stuns APC leaders, says tenure elongation of NWC illegal

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

…Wants those interested in continuity to resign, recontest In an unexpected move on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to extend the tenure of the National Working Committee (NWC) and other executives beyond June this year, saying that such move is undesirable […]

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APC non NWC NEC Forum reaffirms tenure elongation

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

The forum of non-National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reaffirmed the position of the Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to extend the tenure of the Party’s executives at all levels. Rising from a closed door meeting in Abuja Wednesday night, members of the forum who are also NEC members urged […]