by Adeniyi Abdul The latest declaration of confidence from a political party has come from none other than the Labour Party. Following the template set by the PDP and the ACN, Chairman of the Labour Party has confidently declared that other political parties do not stand a chance in the forthcoming Ondo Gubernatorial elections, regardless... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Voicing his distrust of the opposition parties in Nigeria, Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson warned Nigerians about potentially destructive activities of the opposition parties in the country, worrying that they may want to tear the country apart. Dickson made his remarks while attending a meeting of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Once again, the tradition of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in shunning democratic primaries in favour of hand-picking candidates is causing ripples within the party. In Ondo State, the party recently selected the former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Rotimi Akeredolu, as its governorship candidate for the October 20 polls. This... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola We cannot know for sure how much is squirreled away in the coffers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). One thing we do know is that the party’s National Auditor, Chief Bode Mustapha has submitted what seems to be a lavish budget of N13.1 million to host auditors from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who will look into... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The Peoples Democratic Party is by far the wealthiest party in Nigeria. The spending power of the party only lies in the realm of dreams for many others. If you thought that would make the PDP rest on its oars, then you thought wrong. The party’s National Financial Secretary, Mr Bolaji Anani,... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Alhaji Habu Fari, the principal private secretary to the PDP National Chairman Bamanga Tukur, has been sacked. This makes him the first casualty in the ongoing battle for supremacy between Tukur and Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the party’s national secretary. Fari had been engaged in war of words with the PDP National Secretary, Olagunsoye... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The PDP national chairman, Bamanga Tukur and national secretary, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, have been at loggerheads. That is the press version. The official PDP version however, is that the party had some “administrative lapses,” which have now been resolved. The party’s national secretary, Olisa Metuh, who addressed journalists at the party secretariat, said... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), through its national publicity secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, has fired some harsh words at the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). Now the countdown is on, surely we would be hearing a response soon from Lai Mohammed (the ACN publicity secretary,) who never allows shots against his party... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola No longer can anyone describe the PDP as a party bereft of ideology, that is if you can take their word for it. Although the full details of its ideological definition are still tucked away, the party’s chairman shared snippets of what it entails in a press statement to mark the 13th anniversary... Read More
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