PDP: Gov Muftwang, Mark, Saraki, Jang, Aliyu, Moro Others Seek Ayu’s Replacement

PDP: Gov Muftwang, Mark, Saraki, Jang, Aliyu, Moro Others Seek Ayu’s Replacement Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in North Central declared yesterday that they are ready to produce the party’s substantive national chairman to fill the vaccum created by Senator Iyorchia Ayu’s exit. The meeting was held to review the party’s state, with particular reference to the vacant position of national chairman following the exit of Senator

Suspended Edo LG Chairmen Vow To Remain In Office

Suspended Edo LG Chairmen Vow To Remain In Office The 18 local government council chairmen and their vice chairmen, suspended by the Edo State House of Assembly for alleged gross misconduct, yesterday declared they will continue to carry out their elective duties pending the expiration of their tenure in September, 2026. Chairman of the state’s Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Hon. Newman

NBA confab: Ajibola, Adegboruwa, Sowunmi clash over Tinubu’s economic policies

NBA confab: Ajibola, Adegboruwa, Sowunmi clash over Tinubu’s economic policies The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bashiru Ajibola, human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, have expressed divergent views over the policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Whereas Adegboruwa and Sowunmi criticised Tinubu’s economic policies, Ajibola defended the
NBA confab: Ajibola, Adegboruwa, Sowunmi clash over Tinubu’s economic policies

Edo: Dismiss PDP’s petition against Okpebholo’s victory – APC tells tribunal

Edo: Dismiss PDP’s petition against Okpebholo’s victory – APC tells tribunal The All Progressives Congress, APC, has prayed the 2024 Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo. In a motion by its counsel, Ferdinand Orbih, SAN, on Wednesday, the APC described the PDP petition as incompetent. Orbih informed the three-man
Edo: Dismiss PDP’s petition against Okpebholo’s victory – APC tells tribunal

Kaduna: PDP inaugurates reconciliation committee

Kaduna: PDP inaugurates reconciliation committee The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaduna State, Mr Edward Percy Masha, has inaugurated a 17 member Reconciliation Committee. Masha charged members of the committee to unite the party. The committee was given two months to complete the assignment. Speaking while inaugurating the committee, Masha said, “The committee was constituted to reconcile
Kaduna: PDP inaugurates reconciliation committee

Ward EXCO expels Odefa, PDP National Vice Chairman, South-East

Ward EXCO expels Odefa, PDP National Vice Chairman, South-East The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Oguduokwor Ward in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has announced the expulsion of the suspended National Vice Chairman South-East, Mr. Ali Odefa, from the party. Odefa was suspended from the party on September 11, 2024 by the ward executives of the party for his alleged engagement in various
Ward EXCO expels Odefa, PDP National Vice Chairman, South-East

‘You can’t suspend us’ – Edo LG chairmen dare Okpebholo, Assembly

‘You can’t suspend us’ – Edo LG chairmen dare Okpebholo, Assembly The 18 suspended local government chairmen in Edo State on Wednesday dared the State House of Assembly, insisting that they can’t be suspended or removed from office. DAILY POST reported that the council chairmen were on Tuesday suspended for two months by the House over alleged misconduct. The lawmakers took the decision while acting on
‘You can’t suspend us’ – Edo LG chairmen dare Okpebholo, Assembly

Police Intensify Manhunt For Gov Yusuf’s Spokesman Over Ganduje’s Suspension

Police Intensify Manhunt For Gov Yusuf’s Spokesman Over Ganduje’s Suspension No fewer than 40 special detectives from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbedokun, monitoring team have intensified search for the arrest of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa. The IGP men who were deployed from Abuja to arrest Bature on the instruction of acting chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

Gombe First Lady Launches 2nd Edition Of FG’s Elderly Support Scheme, Distributes N200,000 To 250 Beneficiaries

Gombe First Lady Launches 2nd Edition Of FG’s Elderly Support Scheme, Distributes N200,000 To 250 Beneficiaries The Gombe State Governor’s wife, Hajiya Asma’u Inuwa Yahaya, has officially launched the 2nd Edition of the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme (RHIESS) in Gombe State on behalf of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The event, held under the theme “TOTAL WELLNESS: Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous Lifestyle,” targeted 250 vulnerable elderly

Suspension of Edo LG chairmen a nullity – PDP

Suspension of Edo LG chairmen a nullity – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has faulted the suspension of chairmen in the 18 local governments of the state by the House of Assembly. In a statement by the state PDP Chairman, Anthony Aziegbemi on Tuesday in Benin, the party described the action as unconstitutional, null and void. Aziegbemi explained that the
Suspension of Edo LG chairmen a nullity – PDP

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