Tag: People's Democratic Party
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Just In: Court Sacks Plateau Governor, Caleb Mutfwang I SummitPost
ABUJA, NIGERIA – In a landmark ruling, the Appeal Court in Abuja has sacked the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, and declared the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Nentawe Goshwe, as the duly elected governor of the state. The court, in a unanimous decision delivered on Sunday by Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu, set aside…
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LG Polls: Taraba APC Chair Calls For Total Cancellation Of Elections SummitPostÂ
By Emmanuel Awari, Jalingo JALINGO, Taraba State – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State has called for the complete cancellation of the ongoing local government elections in the state, alleging widespread irregularities and vote-rigging by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). APC State Chairman, Barrister Tukur El-Sudi, made the call while addressing journalists…
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PDP Plotting To Rig Taraba Council Polls, APC Alleges I SummitPostÂ
Emmanuel Awari, Jalingo The All Progressive Congress (APC) has accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of planning to rig the upcoming local government elections in Taraba State. APC state chairman Ibrahim El-Sudi alleged that the PDP is planning to use vote-buying, intimidation, and collusion with Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC) officials and security…
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Appeal Court Upholds Senator Isah Jibrin’s Electoral Win in Kogi East I SummitPost
In a landmark judgment, the Appeal Court today upheld Senator Isah Jibrin’s election, validating his victory after an earlier tribunal verdict annulled his win, ordering a rerun in some polling units. Senator Jibrin, representing Kogi East Senatorial District, lauded the court’s decision as a true reflection of the overwhelming support he received from the people…
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Gov Bello Planned To Dethrone Late Ohinoyi Except For Buhari’s Intervention – Sen Natasha Alleges I SummitPost
Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan, has alleged that Governor Yahaya Bello planned to dethrone the late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, except for the intervention of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Akpoti made the allegation in an interview with Channels Television after the Court of Appeal,…
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Kogi: SDP Candidate Ajaka Hails Natasha’s Victory As Triumph Of Democracy Over Anarchy I SummitPost
By Omonu YG Nelson In a reaction to the Court of Appeal’s declaration of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected Senator of Kogi Central Senatorial District, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka, has described it as a triumph of…
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Tinubu, Anti-graft Agencies And Atiku’s Certificate Brouhaha
By Gidado Ibrahim A wise man once said, “Accountability feels like an attack when you are not ready to acknowledge how your behaviour harms others.” The foregoing aptly captures the mood of Nigerians in the last month. Nigeria and its leadership have been subjected to extreme ridicle by the internationalisation of Nigeria’s domestic affairs by…
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Tribunal Removes Nasarawa Governor, Declares PDP’s Ombudgadu Winner
By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State has sacked the Governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule and declared David Ombugadu, the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected Governor of the state. In a ruling delivered on Monday, two of the justices agreed that the…
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Kogi Guber: Understanding Murtala Ajaka’s Empathy In Leadership I SummitPost
By Omonu YG Nelson To say Kogi State is passing through extraordinary times is to restate the obvious. Haven’t laboured in the last eight years, under the most incompetent and inhumane administration in the history of the Confluence state, it is time to enthrone leader, steeped in empathy. Suffice to say that nothing short of…
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Between Tinubu’s Legal Victory And Atiku, Obi’s Breach Of Statesmanship
By Ibrahim Gidado The unanimous judgement delivered by the five-member panel of Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani on Wednesday closes an epic story of the triumph of justice over injustice, lies, deceits and a shrill attempt to stand the law on its head. In their petitions, the presidential candidates of…
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Natasha, Family Gifts Nanny House In Abuja
Politician and Kogi-born philanthropist, Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and her family has gifted their Nanny a two-bedroom room bungalow worth millions of Niara in Abuja, FCT. Presenting the two-bedroom Bungalow to Isah Damaris, on-behalf of the family, Natasha said “I ask that you take this two-bedroom house as a token of our deep appreciation for the…
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On Wike’s Appointment With ‘Cancerous APC’ I SummitPost
By Sunday Onyemaechi Eze Nyesom Ezenwo Wike took oath of office as the 17th minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) together with other 47 newly appointed cabinet members at the presidential villa, Abuja early last week. Wike, a staunch member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) was the immediate past governor of Rivers State.…
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Igala Youth President Expresses Shock At Odu Akowe’s Resignation From PDP
The national Pesident of Igala Youth Empowerment Initiative, Prince Momoh Enema, has expressed shock at the sudden resignation of a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP stalwart in Kogi State, Comrade Akowe Odu. In a statement, the youth president said, Odu’s resignation from the party he is one of the foundation members in 1998, is a huge…
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Former Taraba PDP Chairman Dies I SummitPost
Emmanuel Awari, Jalingo The former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Taraba State, Chief Victor Bala Kona, is dead. A family source said that Chief Bala Kona, has been in a London hospital over a complicated heart problem. The source said, the former state PDP chairman got relieved and returned to Abuja on Wednesday,…
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Kogi Guber: SDP Candidate, Murtala Ajaka Gets Ebira Royal Head-up I SummitPost
The SDP candidate also visited the graveside of the former strongman of Kogi politics and senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District (1999-2003), late Ahmed Tijani Ahmed (alias AT Ahmed) and a frontrunner of Islam in Ebira Land, Sheihk Ahmed Rufai.
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Tribunal Sacks Delta NASS Lawmaker, Declares Elumelu Winner
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Delta State has sacked a member of the House of Representatives, Ngozi Okolie.
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Natasha Urges Tribunal To Declare Her Winner Of Kogi Central Senatorial Election I SummitPost News
The senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kogi Central in the 25th February 2023 general elections has asked the Nationa
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Taraba PDP Begins Selection Of Credible Members For Appointment
Taraba State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, said it has commenced consultations with stakeholders across the 16 local government areas of the state to
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Taraba Varsity Students Protest Govt’s Refusal To Pay Lecturers Salaries
Activities in Jalingo the Taraba State capital come to standstill as students took over the streets to protest the lack of payment of Academic and None Academic staff of the State University.
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C’River: We Must Banish Charlatans From Corridors Of Power – PDP Guber Candidate
By Abasi Ita, Calabar The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in Cross River State, Senator Sandy Onor says a vote for the PDP in the 2023 elections will checkmate the emergence of charlatans who lacks concrete vision or mission in public offices other than pilfering the treasury and inflicting pains on the…
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C’River:Protest Rocks Ogoja Over Mass Arrests Of PDP Members
The women, operating under the aegis of Cross River North Women are demanding the unconditional release of over 30 youths said to be PDP loyalists arrested by the Police yesterday for allegedly vandalising APC billboards.
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C’River: Duke Lauds PDP Over Sandy’s Candidacy, Insists Zoning Breed Mediocres In Power
Former Governor of Cross River State Mr Donald Duke has lauded the People’s Democratic Party PDP over the choice of Senator Sandy Onor as the standard bearer of the party for the forthcoming governorship election billed for March 2023 Duke who spoke in Calabar during the weekend at the inauguration of the PDP campaign council…
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Appeal Court Affirms Kefas As Taraba PDP Gov’ship Candidate
Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo The Yola division of the Court of Appeal on Friday affirmed Colonel Kefas Agbu (retd) as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State. The three-man panel of justices dismissed the appeal brought by Professor Jerome Nyameh challenging the ruling of the Federal High Court, Jalingo, which earlier upheld…