The PDP headquarters at Wadata Plaza on Wednesday, was covered with barbed wire been used to create a barricade around the premises, preventing public access. The area remained under heavy security, though only a small contingent of police officers was visible. None of the leaders from the rival factions were seen at the secretariat. However, […]
The faction also removed former BoT chair Adolphus Wabara, ex–national vice chair Bode George, and recently elected national chairman Kabiru Turaki. The action followed a contentious national convention in Ibadan, where Wike and his loyalists were themselves expelled. Tensions escalated at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja, where both factions attempted to hold parallel NEC […]
Essien told reporters that officers fired tear gas at party members, journalists and even some PDP governors, despite earlier security briefings held between the party leadership and the Commissioner of Police. He alleged that security operatives gave access to individuals expelled from the party while blocking legitimate members, including governors and the national chairman, from […]
The defection came ahead of the planned defection of Agbu Kefas, governor of Taraba, to the APC. In a viral video, the lawmakers were seen swapping their caps for those emblazoned with the insignia of President Bola Tinubu. The legislators were also handed brooms, the symbol of the APC. Recall that in a chat with journalists, the […]
In his acceptance speech in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Turaki acknowledged the weight of the responsibility placed on him but expressed confidence in the party’s leadership structure and its future direction. “The mandate you’ve given us is a solemn one. We know it’s not an easy task. Our party stands at a crossroads, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital territory (FCT); Samuel Anyanwu, its suspended national secretary; and Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti. Their expulsion was announced on Saturday at the party’s national convention in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Others expelled include Umar Bature, Ajibade Kamarudeen, Mao Ohabunwa, […]
Before the convention, the National Working Committee, led by Umar Damagum, suspended three top officials, National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, National Organising Secretary Umar Bature, and National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade, for alleged anti-party activities. A court in Abuja first stopped the convention, saying the party didn’t follow its own rules when it failed to get […]
This is the second time that the National Convention will be restrained by the court. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from supervising, monitoring, or recognising the outcome of the Convention, where national officers are expected to be elected. Justice Peter Lifu issued the fresh order while delivering a ruling in […]
Speaking on a national television, Ohuabunwa described the PDP’s internal divisions as self-inflicted, saying they stemmed from a persistent disregard for the party’s founding rules. He said, “We got to this point for no other reason than disobedience to our own constitution. If we had kept to our laws and obeyed our own rules, we […]
The ruling came after the court issued an interim order allowing the party to hold the convention as planned in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to the ruling delivered by Justice A.L. Akintola directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to monitor and observe the proceedings of the convention. This order stands pending the hearing and […]