Abia State High Court sitting in Bende Judicial Division, has told the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that its earlier order restraining the party from holding State, Local Government and Ward congresses in Abia State, has not been vacated. The court order dated October 25, was pursuant to the suit marked HB/3/2024, filed by Francis Etuzu,…
Nigeria’s main opposition party the Peoples Democratic Party has announced that its planned National Executive Committee meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed to 28 November 2024. The move is to allow the party to focus on strategising and mobilising for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election, which is set to take place on…
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have met in Abuja over the recent crisis rocking the opposition party. The meeting is being held at the lodge of the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed. Apart from Mohammed, governors present include Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau). Although the agenda…
Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, spokesperson for the coalition of opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives, has criticized a court order preventing the removal of Umar Damagun as Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The order, issued by the Federal High Court, restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Board of Trustees…
Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, spokesperson for the coalition of opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives, has criticized a court order preventing the removal of Umar Damagun as Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The order, issued by the Federal High Court, restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Board of Trustees…
As the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party persists, a senior party member was quoted as saying that the PDP Governors Forum has called for an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss various concerns regarding the party’s future. The source also revealed that PDP stakeholders were considering the establishment of a caretaker committee to guide…
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, which relates to issues in Rivers State has factionalised the party’s National Working Committee. Since taking over after Senator Iyorchia Ayu was removed by a court, the party’s factional acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, had faced mounting criticism within the party, leading to calls for his resignation. The…
Isaac Fayose, brother to former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has declared himself the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This announcement comes amidst a fresh crisis within the party, which has produced two factions. Isaac Fayose also announced the suspension of several prominent party members, including the PDP’s 2023 presidential candidate…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as its new Acting National Chairman amid the ongoing crisis in the party. This decision comes after the faction suspended acting national chairman, Amb. Illiya Damagum. The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. Justice Peter Lifu ordered that no person other than Damagum should be recognised as PDP national chairman until the…
