How APC responded to governor Ortom’s decision to dump the party

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, formally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday in Markurdi. Ortom made the announcement during a meeting with elected local government chairmen and councillors at the Government House Makurdi. Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the defection of Samuel Ortom, governor […]

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FULL LIST: Kwankwaso, Dino Melaye, 13 other Senators defect from APC to PDP, ADC

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, lawmaker representing Kano central in the upper legislative chamber, and Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, along with thirteen other senators have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The notice of defection was contained in a letter read by Senate President Bukola Saraki on the […]

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PDP set to change its name

Suffering from corruption stigma placed on it, the leading opposition party in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to change its name, a rebranding measure ahead of 2019 general election. ThisDay reported that the party had suffered a string of losses in the last four governorship elections – Edo, Ondo, Anambra and Ekiti. […]

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Why PDP may boycott 2019 general elections

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is reconsidering participating in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. Speaking on Thursday when he received a Joint International Election Observation Mission fielded by two main American international civil agencies, the National Democratic Institute, (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), the Chairman of PDP, […]

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Details of Saraki, Ortom, Tambuwal, governor Ahmed’s meeting with Secondus, Wike,other PDP leaders (Pictures)

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, Rivers State Governor, Nyesome Wike and some PDP leaders and governors on Wednesday held a meeting with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at his residence in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Also at the meeting were Benue Governor Samuel Ortom and Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. […]

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