•House of Representatives The gale of defections from opposition parties in the National Assembly has increased the membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to 68 in the Senate and about 207 in the House of Representatives, barely two years into the life of the 10th National Assembly. With Senator Neda Imasuen of the […]...
•PDP Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum The Peoples Democratic Party is set to overhaul its South-South zonal and state structures in a sweeping move aimed at flushing out disloyal members and forestalling further defections. A member of the PDP’s National Working Committee, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymi...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will continue to identify with the Nigerian masses and their aspirations despite the gale of defections that has hit the party. Makinde stated this at the official inauguration of the newly elected PDP South West zonal [&h...
•PDP reconciliation committee meeting The Peoples Democratic Party’s serving and former Governors’ Reconciliation Committee led by former Senate President Bukola Saraki held a meeting with members of the party’s National Working Committee on Monday to address the recent wave of defections, the issue of the National Secretary, and other related...
•Kola Ologbondiyan A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has attributed the recent defections of opposition leaders to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to threats of a witch-hunt by the ruling party. Last month, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, along with his predecessor Ifea...
•Lamido and Ganduje National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has dismissed defection rumours and, in a bold counter to opposition criticism, declared that former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido will soon join the ruling party. In a statement to the press, Ganduje replies Sule Lamido directly, challen...
•The 3 Kebbi Senators and Tinubu Three more senators are on their way to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in a fresh hit at the support base of the opposition party across the country. Set to switch camps on the floor of the Red Chambers on Tuesday are Alhaji […]
•Former President Goodluck Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that any attempt or manipulation to go through the back door to impose a one-party system into the nation’s political space will surely suffocate the country and possibly lead to confusion and anarchy. Giving his tribute yesterday in Abuja during the Memorial Lec...
•Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State The Forum of former Speakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared support for the party’s move to take legal action against elected officials who defected to other parties while holding PDP mandates. The forum said the recent defections by some PDP members to [&...
•Atiku Abubakar Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has responded to the recent wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party. In a statement released on X today, the 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, said it is important to state clearly that “freedom of association and expression are core democratic rights — not privileges”, re...
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