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2023 Election Wike Breaks Silence On Dumping PDP

2023 Election: Wike Breaks Silence On Reportedly Dumping PDP

June 16, 2022 4:48 am

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has debunked rumours that he is on his way out of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of next year’s general elections.

In a statement signed by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri, Wike put out his reaction to a viral video that claimed the governor was threatening to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a statement released on Wednesday night which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York, Ebiri insisted the video was intended to mislead members of the …

We Are Holding Talks With ‘trapped’ APC lawmakers – PDP

May 2, 2021 1:13 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership in the House of Representatives to stop making unnecessary noise over the decision of its members to quit the party.

The opposition party said the APC lawmakers made the decision in the face of widespread discontentment trailing the failures of the Buhari administration to address the rising insecurity and excruciating economic hardship ravaging the country.

The PDP also berated the APC leadership in the House of Representatives for resorting to personal attacks on the Minority Leader, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, for informing Nigerians of the decision of the …

Defection Looms As Imo Assembly Resumes Today

January 21, 2020 10:46 am

The lawmakers at the Imo State House of Assembly will on Tuesday (today) resume from their one month Christmas and New Year break.

The lawmakers had, on December 24, adjourned till January 21 after passing into law the 2020 budget estimate presented by Emeka Ihedioha, who has now been sacked by the Supreme Court as the governor of the state.

As the lawmakers resume today, there are strong indications that majority of the lawmakers will defect to the All Progressives Congress.

A source said the lawmakers’ rumoured defection was to …