The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 13 for judgement in the suit filed by former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, challenging his exclusion from contesting for the position of National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Peter Lifu announced the date after counsel for all parties, namely Lamido’s lawyer Jeph …
The crisis within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new twist on Friday as a faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, dissolved the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) led by former Senate President Adolphus Wabara and replaced it with a new leadership structure. At a meeting …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), demanding a full investigation into what it described as a violent invasion of its National Secretariat in Abuja by suspended officials and their supporters. In a petition signed by the party’s Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, the PDP alleged that …
The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Monday as security operatives sealed off the party’s National Secretariat at Wadata Plaza and the Legacy House, its National Convention Organising Committee headquarters. The action followed the controversial emergence of Abdulrahman Mohammed as Acting National Chairman. Heavily armed police officers arrived …
A faction in the opposition party loyal to the embattled national secretary hits back, names a new chairman The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worsened on Saturday as the National Working Committee (NWC) suspended four top officials of the party, including the National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. In a swift reaction, …
The power struggle within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has intensified, further deepening the crisis in the opposition party ahead of its National Convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. The fresh discord stems from the decision of a faction of the NWC to dissolve the Akwa …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of exploiting divisions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by working with some of its senior members to weaken the opposition. In an interview with BBC Hausa, Atiku said the lingering crisis in the PDP persisted because certain leaders of the party …
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has accused the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, of betrayal. Wike alleged that despite his role in ensuring Damagum retained his position as PDP chairman, he has now become Damagum’s perceived enemy. Speaking on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics …
The National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kamaldeen Ajibade, has cautioned that the most dangerous members of the party are those who publicly parade themselves as PDP loyalists but secretly align with rival political groups. Ajibade issued the warning on Monday while featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show. When asked about the …
Veteran journalist and politician, Dele Momodu, on Monday accused agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC), of hijacking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leaving the opposition party in what he described as the “Intensive Care Unit (ICU).” Momodu, a key member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), coalition, made the remark while featuring on Channels …
