All members of Ondo state House of Assembly decamp to PDP

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Barely 24 hours after Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko formally decamped from Labour Party to the PDP, you can find reports today that members of the State House of Assembly have decamped from the Labour party to the PDP. More Details later.

Court acquits former PDP chairman, Vincent Ogbulafor, over ₦170m fraud

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A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, today October 2nd discharged and acquitted former National Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Vincent Ogbulafor, of a N170m fraud charge brought against him in 2001 by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC). Mr Ogbulafor who served as Minister of Special Duties in 2001 was alleged to have connived with one Mr Emeka Ebila, the then secretary of the National Economic Intelligence Committee, to defraud the Federal government of N170m through payments to contractors for jobs that were not done.
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We’ll recover Ekiti from PDP, says Fayemi

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The All Progressives Congress has vowed not to allow strangers to take over Ekiti State.

Its Chairman in the state, Chief Jide Awe, said during the state Congress in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, that the party had “men and women of honour who are going to be at the vanguard of this struggle” to upturn the emergence of Mr. Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party as the state governor-elect.

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2015: Jonathan Not Eligible To Contest – PDP, APC Members

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Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) have approached a federal high court sitting in Abuja to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the attorney general of the federation (AGF) from allowing President Goodluck Jonathan to participate in the 2015 presidential election.

In a suit filed by four Senior Advocates of Nigeria, the plaintiffs argued that by the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the president, having contested the presidential election twice, won and took the oath of office and allegiance twice in respect of that office can no longer present himself for election to that office the third time.

GEJ yet to decide whether he will rerun with VP Sambo- PDP

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The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, says President Jonathan will be the one to determine if he would still like to run with his Vice, Namadi Sambo in the 2015 general elections.

Metuh said this at a press conference yesterday September 21st in Abuja. He also said that President Jonathan is yet to respond to the decision the party members took on Thursday September 18th where he was adopted as the sole Presidential candidate of the PDP
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Don’t Play Politics With LASU Fees ---- Lagos APC To PDP

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THE All Progressives Congress, Lagos Chapter, yesterday, said the state government took a hard decision to reverse the LASU school fees in the overall interest of 25million Lagosians so that Lagos PDP will not continue to use it to score cheap political points.

In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the Party said the government reversed a robust decision meant to facilitate, and speed up the building of a world class university that befits the status of Lagos so that villains will not turn out to be heroes overnight.
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PDP Fires back over Sheriff, Ihejirika; says Australian’s revelations prove APC behind Boko Haram

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Nigeria’s ruling party, The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has hit back at the opposition All Progressives Congress, after the APC said recent allegations by a government-appointed Boko Haram negotiator, show that senior PDP members and allies of President Goodluck Jonathan are masterminds of the sect. At a press conference Tuesday, the APC demanded the immediate trial of a former governor of Borno State, Modu Sheriff, a PDP member; and a former army chief, Azubuike Ihejirika.
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Adamawa: Choice that may make or break PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party seems to be at the crossroads over who will be its candidate in the October 11 Adamawa governorship by-election. BAYO AKINLOYE, assesses how the choice of some of the aspirants can affect the fortune of the party in the state

At least 10 aspirants have so far declared interest to fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming Adamawa State governorship by-election, which comes up on October 11, 2014.

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2015: PDP considers automatic ticket for Jonathan

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The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party is contemplating fielding President Goodluck Jonathan as its sole candidate for the 2015 presidential primaries, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

The thinking within the top echelon of the party is that the party would emulate the United States democracy where the right of first refusal is usually given to the President.

Already, some members of the National Working Committee of the party were said to have favoured the arrangement, which would see Jonathan emerge as the sole candidate of the party.
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Ribadu Unworthy Of PDP - Edwin Clark

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Edwin ClarkCredit -Today Nigeria

Clark said that bringing Ribadu into the PDP would dent the image of the party and also affect its fortune in Adamawa State, where he said Ribadu has no value, politically.

Fremost Ijaw leader and political father of President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Edwin Clark, has described Nuhu Ribadu, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) new decampee, as not being trustworthy.

Reading an open letter addressed to the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, this morning, he said the PDP would be making the biggest mistake of its life if it granted a waiver to the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to enable him contest the Adamawa State governorship primaries next week.
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I’m not in PDP on anyone’s errand – Ribadu

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Today is a happy day for me. I am awed and inspired even further by the cheerful crowd that received me at the airport and which has come with me to this place. Whatever way I turn, I feel a sense of boundless happiness at coming home, more so now with a mission to be accomplished; a task dear to the hearts of all the people of Adamawa State. This is therefore not an ordinary day for me, and as indeed it is not for the rest of the patriotic citizens of this State – we are here on the march of history. 

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Nuhu Ribadu contesting For Governor On Platform Of PDP

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Yesterday Nuhu Ribadu indicated interest in the Adamawa State governorship on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Ribadu, a fervent critic of the PDP for its corrupt excesses, joined a throng of prominent indigenes to collect the party’s Expression of Interest form for the party’s governorship primaries.
The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has in the past 10 years criticized the PDP heavily.  After assuming control of the commission in 2004, he worked hard to indict or jail several of its members.
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Just in: APC, PDP supporters clash in Ile-Ife, Ilesha - Osun election

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There was violence today in Ile-Ife between supporters of All Progressive Congress and Peoples Democratic Party. It was gathered that the violence started around mid-day of Monday. Our correspondent gathered that the crisis occurred at Itaogun, which links Aderemi Road, Along Telecoms, down Omisore Street, Ile-Ife. However, there are two sides to the cause of the violence. Details later…

Jonathan, Osun PDP disagree on election result.

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President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday differed with the Osun State chapter of the party   on the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election won by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress of Nigeria.

While Jonathan and the national leadership of the PDP conceded defeat to   Aregbesola , the PDP in Osun rejected the election result.

The APC candidate who is the incumbent governor of the state polled 394,684 to defeat his PDP counterpart, Iyiola Omisore, who scored 292,750 in the final results announced by the Returning Officer, Prof. Bamitale Omole, on Sunday morning.

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PDP, Fayose get order to inspect electoral materials

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The Ekiti Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday granted an order allowing the Peoples Democratic Party and the Governor-elect, Mr Ayodele Fayose, to inspect all materials used in the June 21 governorship election in the state.

The three-man panel, chaired by Justice Muhammad Sirajo, granted the order following an exparte application by their counsel, Dolapo Kolade, which was brought pursuant to Section 151 of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended

The panel had on July 23 granted similar relief to the All Progressives Congress which is before the tribunal challenging the victory of Fayose in the governorship election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Fayose winner of the election ahead of the incumbent governor and candidate of the APC, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

The PDP also sought an order allowing other interested party to enjoy same privilege, and an order compelling security agencies to be present at the point of inspection.

The sun sets soon for the PDP and the party’s end will be ugly – Tinubu

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A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has predicted that the end of the Peoples Democratic Party will be disgraceful.

He alleged that the impeachment of some All Progressive Congress governors was an attempt to turn Nigeria into a one-party state but vowed that the PDP’s joy over the impeachment would be short-lived.

Ekiti Decides: Fayose and PDP lead as early results trickle in

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Ode ekiti- ward 1 unit 1

Apc 74 pdp 18 Egbe ekiti apc 52 pdp 33

Ayedun ward 10 unit 13Apc 50 pdp 89

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PDP' statement on APC Youth Leader's age, insists he's 52

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 PDP just released a record on the Facebook page insisting that the brand new APC Youth Leader Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo is 52 and not 43 like APC claimed in a statement released earlier today. Continue to see the remaining portion of the press release...
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FFK denies leaving APC & getting presidential appointment

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 There have been reports recently that the former minister & former staunch GEJ critic have been appointed Director of Publicity in GEJ's Presidential campaign team, but Mr Fani Kayode says this isn't true. He also denied leaving APC though he's yet to disclose why he went along to see the president on Tuesday April 8th for a closed-door meeting.

I never had problems with PDP but with Saraki –Belgore

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Mr. Dele Belgore (SAN), Action Congress of Nigeria’s governorship candidate in Kwara State during the 2011 election explains his latest controversial defection to the Peoples Democratic Party in this interview withSUCCESS NWOGU

With the Freedom Rally recently held in Ilorin, it seems you have now agreed that the PDP is a party that puts people in bondage since the party has been in the power for some years now in Kwara State?

No.  We have said repeatedly that our issue lies with the way the government of the state was then being run. It is the people at the helm of affairs and their methods that we were complaining about. Those methods have not changed since they joined the APC. That tells you that the issue in Kwara is about the people at the helm of affairs and not necessarily the party.