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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) top leadership is doing something that the party is hardly known for: admitting that its shoddy handling of internal elections in many states is responsible for the crisis rocking the party. In Anambra State, for example, the party's recent state congress to pick its governorship flag-bearer ended in a stalemate. That has triggered insinuations.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
President Umaru Musa Yar'adua yesterday condoled with the families of the deceased leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Tasi Elder who died in Katsina last Monday.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Confusion enveloped the political class in President Umaru Yar'adua's home state of Katsina yesterday when a prominent member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Tasiu Mashi, popularly known as Tasi Elder, collapsed and died during what was said to be a reconciliatory meeting in the state Police Commissioner's office.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Former National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Solomon Lar, was in Kaduna for the launch of the N20billion Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation last week. He spoke to some newsmen on the significance of the appeal fund among other national issues.
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The former National Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Audu Ogbe, has described the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) of the World Bank as a “conspiracy” against the development of Africa. He made the observation in Zaria, northern Nigeria at a one-day international symposium with the theme “Agriculture and Economic Aspect of Modern Bio-Diesel...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
IN what looks like a melo drama, barely 24 hours after 23 aspirants rejected the nomination of the immediate past governor of Central Bank (CBN), Professor Chukwuma Soludo, as the candidate for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2010 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, six of them yesterday swallowed their vomits and made a u-turn.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
The deputy national chairman of the People's Democratic Party, Dr. Mohammed Halliru Bello has debunked claims in some sections of the media that there was a rift in the party's National Working Committee (NWC).
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Finally, erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has confirmed speculations that he is gunning for the governorship of Anambra state, as he picked both the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at the national secretariat of the People's Democratic Party yesterday.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has stated that it has not endorsed Senator Gbemisola Saraki as the gubernatorial candidate of the party, just as it denied any rift between the senator and her brother, Governor Bukola Saraki over the governorship race in the state on 2011 polls.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Action Congress (AC) witnesses on Monday accused the Police authorities of assisting the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in committing electoral fraud in the last re-run governorship election held in the state.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
The Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said that the leadership of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) is no longer very comfortable with the growing signs of disunity amongst the party loyalists in Imo State.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Since he assumed office as governor, his state has regularly engaged national attention. From mindless activities of religious fundamentalists to his celebrated marraige to one of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's daughters, to his grand defection to the ruling People's Democratic Party and the recent impeachment of his deputy, Bauchi and indeed Governor Isa Yuguda have always been in the news . In this...
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Global Security (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
The fighting in the Niger Delta has impeded Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from developing the area’s oil wealth, critics say.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
Enugu State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) said yesterday that the exit of the former Governor of old Anambra State, Chief Christian Chukwuma Onoh, who died on May 5, this year, and buried at the weekend , was a big loss to Ndigbo and Nigeria.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
A senior special assistant to Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, Alhaji Abdurrahman Buba Kwacham, has alleged that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) was deliberately factionalised in the state to deny the governor the chance to contest for a second term.