Politicians across political lines are currently engaged in political horsetrading ahead of ongoing political transfers across party lines, investigations by Sahel Standard have revealed. For the past two weeks, members of the various political parties have commenced alignment and realignment, which are likely to shake the political fabrics of the state, Checks among various political…
The party has also suspended its planned National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for June 30th, and instead, the planned meeting will be an expanded caucus. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reinstated Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the party, following its meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday. The…
The PDP has been enmeshed in a crisis which has seen a wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has said that the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) goes far beyond its 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and is largely rooted in ego battles among party…
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, for what it described as the manifest abuse of office and high-handedness. A statement by Oladele Bamiji, Osun State PDP Media Director noted that the party takes great exception to…
The lingering internal crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Saturday as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, declared his withdrawal from all agreements previously reached by party stakeholders, citing serial breaches and betrayal by key members. In a strongly-worded statement titled “PDP Crisis: My Position”,…
The North Central Zonal Congress of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) held over the weekend in Jos, Plateau State, became an unexpected political spectacle as former presidential candidate and nationalist, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim’s presence was overwhelming despite not being physically present or officially declaring his return to the party. Many reports say he may have…
The Osun chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has attacked the All Progressive Congress (APC) for persistent blackmail of the judiciary , daring the opposition to produce evidence of PDP court action against the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN). The party in a statement signed by the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon….
Amid ongoing leadership tensions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), staff and management of the party’s National Secretariat have called for calm and pledged their support for the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC) to recognize Arch. Setonji Koshoedo as Acting National Secretary. In a press statement jointly signed by over 80 staff members…
Appointees of the Osun State Governor, elected officers, and key stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ijesa North Federal Constituency have taken strong exception to recent comments made by Hon. Wole Oke following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by the stakeholders stated that “Wole Oke, who…
It has seemingly become a pastime for Hon. Wole Oke to amuse his followers with comic relief, especially after presiding over a failing political congress. However, his recent claim that members of the PDP in Ife North will defect to join him is not only false but also deliberately misleading. We wish to make it…
