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Edo: PDP clears 10 governorship aspirants

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 31 January 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared all 10 aspirants jostling to pick the party’s governorship ticket to contest the September gubernatorial election in Edo State. The party’s screening committee under the chairmanship of the Plateau State governor, Caleb

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Onuesoke urges FG to relocate multinational oil companies to N’Delta

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 January 2024 0

ByNosa Akenzua Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain and former Delta State gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to relocate the headquarters of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and all multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to the region. Onuesoke resonates with the demand

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PDP Governors’ Forum congratulates Governors on S/ Court victories

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 January 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, PDP-GF, under the Chairmanship of Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State, yesterday felicitated the governors of Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Enugu, Plateau and Zamfara states – H.E. Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Fintiri, CON; Pastor Umoh Eno; H E. Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON; H.E.

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Ogbonyeri calls for more support for Governor Sheriff, Okowa, PDP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 January 2024 0

…hosts Ika South women leaders By Nosa Akenzua Executive Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Women Mobilization, Ezinne (Mrs) Cecilia Ogbonyeri has played host to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP women leaders in Ika South Local Government Area of the state. The meeting which took place in Agbor was attended by women leaders from the […]

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PDP Congratulates Gov Eno on Supreme Court victory

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 January 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno on the judgment of the Supreme Court which on Friday upheld his victory at the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the State. The party described the judgement of the Supreme Court as victory for democracy […]

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I am not an outsider in Edo State says PDP aspirant Asue Ighodalo

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 January 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana Mr Asue Ighodalo, one of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the September gubernatorial election in Efi State has refuted the accusation that he is an alien to Edo politics. Ighodalo who bought his expression of interest and nomination form at the PDP secretariat, Abuja […]

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PDP, Atiku call for stiffer sanctions

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 January 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate suspension, investigation and possible prosecution of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The party was reacting to the Minister’s reported involvement in the alleged siphoning of N438 million poverty alleviation fund under the watch of Betta Edu. The main opposition party said

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Bauchi Rep member, Hon Soro empowers PDP leaders with N32.9m

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 January 2024 0

…urges support for Gov Mohammed By Samuel Luka Honourable Mansur Manu Soro, member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has empowered the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his constituency with the sum of N32.9 million. The lawmaker who stated this in a press statement made available to newsmen by […]

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Ondo PDP chairman suspended over anti-party activities

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2024 0

The Ondo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fatai Adams, has been suspended by members of the State Working Committee of the party. This was contained in a letter signed by nine members of the committee and made available to journalists on Tuesday, January 2. Nine members of the committee of the party, […]

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Yuletide: PDP slams Tinubu for withholding workers’ December salary

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 30 December 2023 0

… says Tinubu has turned Nigeria into a huge IDP camp By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemns the failure by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government to pay the December salary of workers. The party stated that such further confirms that the administration is out to frustrate and inflict pain on […]

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PDP Knocks NWC

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2023 0

The Jigawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the party’s National Working Committee to listen to former governor, Sule Lamido. Recall that the NWC had accused Lamido of trying to cause division in the party over his statement on the crisis in Rivers State. However, speaking on Friday via a statement […]

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Rivers crisis: PDP chieftain alleges desecration of judiciary, constitution of Nigeria

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 December 2023 0

By Isaac Job A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, in Akwa Ibom state Dr Tom FredFish has kicked against the recent resolution purportedly reached by the embattled governor of Rivers His Excellency Sim Fubara and his political godfather and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike describing the truce as desecration of […]

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Edo 2024: I will support whoever PDP supports – Obaseki

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 December 2023 0

…as NWC pave way for a united front ahead of governorship election By Tunde Opalana As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is confronted with the choice of it’s flag bearer for the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the state governor, Godwin Obaseki said he is ready to support whoever emerges at the party’s […]

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Onome returned unopposed as chairman PDP past chairmen forum

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 December 2023 0

By Ese Adagbra Chief Robert Onome the pioneer chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State has again emerged as the Chairman of the Forum of Past PDP Chairmen, Delta Central Senatorial District He was elected and returned unopposed at a meeting held at the residence of Hon.Pat […]

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PDP NWC issues directive on Intra-Party litigations

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 December 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its 578th meeting on Tuesday, thoroughly reviewed the state of the party and directed that all pending Intra-Party litigations across the country should be withdrawn forthwith. Hon. Debo Ologunagba , National Publicity Secretary of the party in a statement yesterday […]

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APC, not PDP is without structure, says – Ex – Gov Jang

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 December 2023 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka The former governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang has said it’s the All Progressive Congress (APC) that is without a structure and not the Peoples Democratic Party. Jang said the former governor, Simon Lalong should be penalized for denying APC a structure when he imposed the current party Chairman on the […]

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COP28: PDP queries size of Nigerian delegation

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 December 2023 0

…Asks FG to come clean on Government roll call, cost By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what it described as over-bloated Nigerian delegation of 1,411 individuals to the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The party accused the president of wasteful spending […]

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Review revenue sharing formula, give more money to states ,LGAs- PDP Govs tells FG

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 November 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana Concerned by paucity of funds for public administration at the grassroots level,Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have requested the Federal Government to give money to states and local governments. Under the umbrella of the PDP Governors Forum, the governors asked the Federal Government to prioritize the […]

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Ahmed Musa Ibeto , 2 other PDP bigwigs decamp to APC in Niger

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 November 2023 0

By Saka Bolaji Alhaji Ahmed Musa Ibeto, a former deputy governor in Niger state and former Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa with two other ranking PDP members have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress APC from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. The other two political bigwigs that decamped with him to APC from PDP […]

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Respect court order, vacate National Secretary seat, PDP stakeholders caution Anyanwu

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 November 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana Imo State Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday’s election, Senator Sam Anyanwu has been cautioned not to be defiant to court orders restraining him from parading himself as National Secretary of the PDP. Recall that Anyanwu went into Saturday’s election retaining his position as the PDP’s national