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2023: No Well-meaning Nigerian Will Vote APC, PDP – Utomi
A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, and professor of Political Economics and Management at the Lagos Business School, Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, has cautioned Nigerians against voting in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 general elections. Describing both parties as twins, Utomi contended that they are […] More
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Atiku Appeals for Unity in PDP
In his acceptance speech Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and the winner of the presidential primaries of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP pleaded with fellow party members to ensure that the party goes into the forthcoming election a united party.He admonished members who may be aggrieved over the outcome of congresses and state primaries to […] More
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PDP Primaries: Tambuwal Surprises Delegates, Steps Down For Atiku
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto State caused a stir at the presidential primaries of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP on Saturday when he announced that he was stepping down his ambition to run for office of the president. He did not stop at that. He also implored his supporters to vote for Atiku Abubakar, former […] More
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Approaching PDP’s Night of Long Knives
Intra-Party Intrigues hot up as PDP presidential aspirants scheme to outdo one another. The die is cast. The opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, will elect their presidential candidate for the 2023 election today at the party convention in Abuja. David Mark, chairman of the convention organising committee, said Friday, “We are prepared for the exercise, […] More
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How PDP Can Take Power Back in Gombe
FROM HARUNA MUSA With very few days remaining for the conduct of party primaries into elective positions across the country based on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC guidelines, the case for Gombe PDP Governorship primaries seems to take the center stage in all political discuss concerning the State both within and outside the State. The […] More
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2023: Will PDP Reward Disloyalty?
From Obotu Otse Among the major determinants of who gets the ticket of a political party, electability, competence, financial standing, integrity and loyalty, rank very high. Though not exhaustive, to the party faithful, the factor of loyalty is considered as paramount. There are many reasons for this: first, it is loyalty that determines fidelity with […] More
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Goodluck Jonathan Constitutionally Qualified to Run for Presidency
Introduction Nigeria is a country of one major news item per day. At times, one scandal per day. The hot issue in the polity currently generating national ruckus, hoopla, and bedlam is the presumed intention of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to run for the 2023 presidency. It does not matter that he has never himself […] More
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Umahi and The Wages of Harlotry
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday 14 March, 2022) “Thieves of a feather” is the title of a piece written by American journalist, Emily Sohn in the December 19, 2007 edition of ScienceNewsforStudents. Great writings advertise themselves first with great titles. You were probably suckled in a cliched world where birds of a feather […] More
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FCT Council Polls: Outcome Vote of Confidence in PDP – Ayu
Says Party’ll Challenge Three LGs Won by APC Upbeat by the outcome of the area councils elections held Saturday February 12 in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has said the party’s victory marked the beginning of its rescue mission in the country. The […] More
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We won’t tolerate disloyalty, Disunity Within Edo PDP, Obaseki Warns Members
…Boasts 10 percent of Edo population now PDP Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday read the riot act to members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state warning that the party would not tolerate disloyalty and disunity, even as he boasted that close to 10 percent of the state’s entire population […] More
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2023/24 Polls: Edo APC Vows to Take Over State from PDP
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has inaugurated the state executive committee of the party with a vow to reclaim the state in the 2023 general elections, as well as the 2024 governorship election.Speaking on Monday at the event held at the state party secretariat, state chairman of the party, David […] More
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PDP Loses Members to APC in Edo
Defectors Attribute Decision to Achievements of Federal Lawmaker A gale of defections has hit the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State as hundreds of its members on Monday dumped the party to pitch their tent with the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Announcing their resignation from the PDP, the defectors, led […] More