Princewill Ugochukwu Amuchie, the member-elect for Aboh-Mbaise state constituency in Imo House of Assembly, has been inaugurated by the Speaker, Chike Olemgbe. His inauguration was held on Thursday during plenary. Amuchie, it would be recalled, contested for the seat under the platform of PDP, and after losing out at the March 18 House of Assembly…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct new elections in the 27 state constituencies of Rivers State. The party said this in a Monday statement in the wake of the defection of 27 Rivers State Assembly members (from the PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
A group of seven opposition political parties have formed a new coalition in a bid to strengthen democracy in the country. The movement tagged the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties was formed in Abuja at a meeting attended by leaders of the political parties at the National Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party. The coalition…
The crisis rocking the Edo State branch of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) seems to have taken a new dimension as the secretary, Mr. Hilary Otsu has vowed to resist any attempt by the state government to use a “Committee” of individuals to carry out the forthcoming registration exercise, as directed by the National Working…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has reacted to the appeal court judgement that upheld the victory of Alex Otti as the duly elected Governor of Abia State. The guber candidate of PDP, Okey Ahiwe, urged his supporters to remain calm in the face of what he described as “eclipse of transitional sunset”….
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed the petition brought by Mr Peter Azubuike, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the March 18 House of Assembly election against Hon. Solomon Akpulonu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In its ruling on Thursday, the Appeal Court upheld the victory of Solomon Akpulonu…
A three-man Court of Appeal panel sitting in Lagos has upheld the election of Nwogu Iheanacho, the member representing Osisioma Ngwa North constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly on the platform of Young Progressive Party (YPP). The court dismissed the appeal brought by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Kennedy…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, in Rivers State, Amb. Desmond Akawor has resigned from his position following his appointment as Federal Commissioner representing the state at the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Akawor, in a letter sent to the acting National Chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagum, expressed gratitude to…
Aggrieved members of the People’s Democratic Party On Monday stormed the headquarters of the Party in Abuja demanding the resignation of the party’s National Working Committee. The group, under the aegis of the PDP National Back Up arrived at Wadata Plaza, the national secretariat of the party demanding the immediate resignation of the acting National…
The High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu from office as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The court, in the ruling that was delivered by Justice M. M. Adamu, ordered Senator Anyanwu, who was the candidate of the PDP in the just concluded governorship election in Imo State,…
