Tag: faction

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PDP crisis: Drama as police withdraw Saraki and Baraje’s security details

Federal Government’s crackdown on the brains behind the Baraje faction of the PDP got underway yesterday with the police withdrawing their men attached to the immediate past governor of Kwara…

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“It will not break our spirit”: Baraje’s PDP faction reacts to party secretariat sealing off

by 'Jola Sotubo The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has seen a sharp escalation as police officers today sealed off the secretariat of the new Abubakar Kawu Baraje…

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PDP crisis: Drama in Abuja as OBJ’s peace move fails

  by Akan Ido The peace meeting organised yesterday by a select group of the Peoples Democratic Party elders to look for a lasting solution to the crisis bedevilling the…

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Opinion: Nigeria’s ethnic division – Who is to blame?

by Saatah Nubari In a situation where it is glaring that this present administration can only boast of support from the Ibos/Niger Delta/Middle Belt and is opposed by the Hausa-Fulani/Yoruba,…

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Opinion: Who is afraid of Ahmed Gulak?

by Kelechi Oparaku For the unbiased observer, however, one question which begs for answer is: When has it become an offence to discharge one’s duties to the best of one’s…

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Opinion: PDP is like a mad bull in a china shop

by Ahmed Kaita   It was laughable reading a presidential spokesperson, Dr. Doyin Okupe accusing the newly registered “APC” of plagiarising PDP’s manifesto. To be honest, I never knew PDP…

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PDP crisis: The tearing umbrella and the intriguing story so far

President Goodluck Jonathan and Dame Patience Jonathan by Isi Esene The crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party does not seem to be abating as dissenting characters in the party…

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Opinion: The media needs to stop this foolishness, Bamanga Tukur is not a ‘factional chairman’

Uche Imagwe Announcements cannot be enough to confer legitimacy on political actors. What that leads to is confusion and anarchy, and the result can distort the media’s responsibility to the…

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PDP crises: “I belong to the Kawu Baraje faction and we are on course” – Amaechi declares

Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi said yesterday that he belongs to the faction of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abubakar Kawu Baraje. Amaechi spoke to reporters in…

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PDP crisis: Why we staged a walk out of the convention – Atiku

by Isi Esene Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has given the rationale behind the forming of a new Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee. Abubakar stated that the party is being…

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Opinion: Dikko, Dickson and the ‘judases’ in the PDP

by Uche Igwe As an aside, who are those supporting President Jonathan with political permutations and strategies? Do they really love him and  have interest in his political progress?  Must…

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Rivers crisis: PDP faction moves to suspend Magnus Abe, others

by Oge Okonkwo The Felix Obuah faction of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has threatened to suspend Magnus Abe, Andrew Uchendu and Dakuku Peterside over alleged anti-party activities. However, a political associate of…

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Not that easy, guys: FG responds to Boko Haram’s ceasefire announcement, gives conditions for engagement

by Isi Esene The Federal Government is, as expected, expressing cautious optimism over the recent announcement of a ceasefire by a faction of the Boko Haram militant Islamic sect. Its…

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