Tag: PDP
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Campaign: PDP decries recurring politically motivated violence among political parties
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo, has decried the recurring politically motivated attacks and violence during campaigns by supporters of political parties in the state. Mr Chris Nehikhare, State Publicity Secretary of the party, made the position of the party known during the party’s weekly media briefing in Benin on Sunday. Nehikhare said the party…
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Re-elect PDP for continuity, consolidation, Gov. Obaseki tells supporters
Gov. Godwin Obaseki, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Edo September 19 governorship election, has said that his re-election would ensure continuity and consolidation on his achievements. Obaseki made this disclosure on Friday in Ora community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state at the party’s ward to…
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Ondo 2020: Jimoh Ibrahim dumps PDP, donates 20 campaign vehicles to Akeredolu
Ahead of the Oct. 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim on Friday officially dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ibrahim also donated 20 Kia Picanto cars to Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu APC candidate toward his re-election campaign. Ibrahim,…
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AfDB: Adesina’s re-election well deserved — PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, for his re-election to serve a second term in the regional bank. The party gave the congratulatory message in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Thursday. Ologbondiyan said the re-election…
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Leave traditional rulers, P-Gs out of partisan politics, PDP tells Obiano
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra has charged Gov. Willie Obiano to leave traditional rulers and Presidents-General of communities out of partisan politics in the state. The state Chairman of the party, Mr Ndubuisi Nwobu, gave the charge at a news briefing on Wednesday in Awka. Nwobu said that the crisis between the state…
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Edo people ready for election, won’t be deterred by security alarmists – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Edo people are ready for the Sept. 19 governorship election and will not be deterred by claims of insecurity aimed at scaring them. Mr Chris Nehikhare, State Publicity Secretary of the party, said this on Sunday in Benin, while appraising the party’s campaign tour in Edo Central Senatorial District…
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Plateau South senatorial bye-election: 5 aspirants jostle for PDP ticket
Five aspirants are contesting for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming Plateau South senatorial by-election, Mr Yakubu Chocho, the state Chairman of the party, has said. Chocho told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos that all the five contestants were credible personalities that had served humanity with…
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Ward primaries: PDP to disqualify perpetrators of violence in A’Ibom
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Akwa Ibom Chapter, says it will not tolerate any act of violence or tension during its ongoing party congresses/primaries in the state. The PDP Chairman for Akwa Ibom, Mr Udo Ekpenyong, handed down the party’s position while addressing officers designated to oversee the conduct of the congress on Thursday in…
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PDP remains opposed to any postponement of Edo, Ondo polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will oppose any postponement of Edo and Ondo State governorship elections. The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus at a news conference in Abuja, said the September 19 scheduled for Edo and October 10 for Ondo governorship elections should be sacrosanct. Secondus called for appropriate sanction of the…
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Over 200 APC members decamp to PDP in FCT
More than two hundred members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kuje Area Council, FCT. The APC decampees were received at the Kuje Area Council Government House in Kuje by Alhaji Mohammed Ismaila, PDP Chairman of Kuje Area Council. They handed over their APC membership…