Take a cue from from Biden, address nepotism – PDP to Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), to take lessons from the post-election remarks of the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, by addressing the divisiveness, nepotism and marginalisation which have become the hallmarks of his regime. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘US Election: PDP Congratulates Joe Biden, Americans…Says US Election is a Lesson To Leaders,’ signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday. The party congratulated the US President-elect, Joe Biden, on his successful election as the 46th President of the United States. The statement reads

By |November 9th, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Call For Sanwo-Olu’s Resignation By PDP Is sheer Frustration – APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos yesterday asked the state Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to step aside over October 20 shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. The party said this became expedient following revelation by the Nigerian Army that it was the Governor who called for the deployment of the Army to enforce the curfew imposed on the state. Lagos PDP spokesperson, Taofiq Gani said the honourable thing for the governor to do is to resign following the revelation by the Army. “Obviously Lagosians can no longer trust a governor who denies his conspiracy actions in

By |November 2nd, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

PDP, APC trade words over anti-Makinde comments

The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has attacked its All Progressives Congress counterpart for allegedly describing a statement by Governor Seyi Makinde as “senseless”. The APC had, in an October 11 statement by its Publicity Secretary, AbdulAzeez Olatunde, asked the governor to publicly apologise to the people of Oyo State for allegedly ridiculing the state by meddling in the appointment of the Chief Returning Officer for the Ondo State governorship election. “Honestly, Governor Seyi Makinde is daily telling the whole world with his public utterances that he won the 2019 election fraudulently,” the APC spokesman had said.

By |October 13th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |0 Comments

Ondo Decides : APC, PDP buy votes as electorate get between N5000, N10000

Vote-buying has characterized the ongoing governorship election in Ondo State. Both the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are engaged in buying of votes. The buying of votes by agents of both parties was done secretly. It was gathered that APC gave as much as N5000 to N10000 depending on the wards, while the PDP was said to be giving N5000 and below.

By |October 10th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |0 Comments

Ondo Poll: Cracks In PDP As Ex- Councilor Leads 30 Leaders To ZLP

The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) governorship campaign in Etikan Ward of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State has received a boost following a recent defection of over 30 leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the ZLP on Wednesday, pledging unflinching supports for Hon Agboola Ajayi, the candidate of the Party. Leading the 30 PDP members into the ZLP in Etikan Ward of Ilaje Local Government Area in Ondo State, Hon Ilesanmi Oronla, a former Councillor of the Ward, said the PDP was not progressive, rudderless and lacks direction and as such, they decided to join the ZLP

By |October 8th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |0 Comments

Fayose fingers Makinde, Bode George on assault against him in Ondo

Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has accused the Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde and former Deputy National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George of masterminding the assault on him at the party's campaign rally for the Ondo State governorship election in Ondo town today. Fayose was making his way to the podium at the campaign ground when a hoodlum, ostensibly acting on instruction, moved towards him and removed his cap. Reacting through his Media Aide, Lere Olayinka, the former governor said despite the shameful act, he won't stop saying the

By |October 8th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |0 Comments

2023 presidential election: Any Zone Can Contest In PDP – Secondus

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the party’s floor is open for anybody vying for the 2023 presidential election, including former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, said this while fielding questions from journalists in Bauchi at the weekend when he led a solidarity visit to the state governor, Bala Mohammed. The delegates included, Governor Aminu Tambuwa of Sokoto State, former Governor of Gombe State, Hassan Ibrahim Dankwambo; former Senate President, David Mark and a party chieftain; Nazif Gamawa. Answering question on whether the party will re-present the former Vice President,

By |October 4th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |0 Comments

Ondo 2020: Alliance talks with Mimiko and ZLP not over, says PDP chieftain

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Mr. Segun Sowunmi, has said the party has not foreclosed talks with former Ondo Governor Olusegun Mimiko for next week’s governorship election. He gave the assurance despite repeated denial by the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Ondo that there was no alliance talks with the PDP. Sowunmi, who was a former spokesman of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, spoke in Akure, the Ondo state capital. He said PDP leaders were still mounting pressure on Mimiko to collapse the ZLP structure into the PDP with a view to defeating Governor Rotimi Akeredolu at the polls.

By |September 28th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |0 Comments

COVID-19 fund: There is nothing to hide, Akeredolu replies PDP

The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party to play issue-based politics. He also warned PDP against spreading misinformation that he was not ready to account for the COVID-19 funds. The governor said this while responding to a request by PDP through its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbodiyan. The PDP had asked Akeredolu to account for the funds donated to the state by corporate organisations and individuals to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic that is currently ravaging the world. It alleged that the governor of “condoning corruption and wicked embezzlement of public funds”. The party alleged

By |September 28th, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments
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