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PDP chides Gov. El-Rufai, Nigerian govt over Kaduna killings

PDP Chides Gov. el-Rufai, FG Over Kaduna Killings

July 22, 2020 6:35 am

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kaduna State Chapter, has advised Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led administration to urgently take concrete and decisive steps to end the ongoing massacre of innocent souls in the state, especially in Southern Kaduna.

The party described the incessant killings as wanton, barbaric and totally unacceptable in a society with constituted authority.

A press release signed by the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Abraham Albera Catoh, condemned in strong terms the killings and wondered why the Kaduna state and federal governments have not intervened, noting that the ugly situation is getting out of hand

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Edo guber - 35 parties endorsed Governor Obaseki in exchange for N5 million each – APC

35 Parties Endorsed Gov Obaseki In Exchange For ₦5m Each – APC

July 20, 2020 4:58 am

Edo State Media Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the news conference in Benin by 35 fringe parties, with Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) endorsed as their sole governorship candidate, was allegedly done in exchange for ₦5 million each and a promise of ₦65million.

The council, through its Chairman, Prince John Mayaki, alleged at the weekend that a motley of parties opted to sell their platforms and do irrevocable damage to their potential for growth in the state by agreeing “to offer their support to a widely-rejected Obaseki.”

Besides PDP and APC, …

PDP reacts as Magu boasts of reinstatement as Chairman

PDP Reacts As Magu Boasts Of Reinstatement As Chairman

July 18, 2020 6:17 am

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have reacted to Ibrahim Magu’s alleged boast of reinstatement.

PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan described Magu’s remark as a huge affront on the integrity of the Presidential committee probing his alleged corrupt practice while in office.

Ologbondiyan had claimed that Magu’s lawyer, Wahab Shittu had boasted of his client’s reinstatement as EFCC Czar.

Read Also: PDP Insists Magu Must Answer To Allegations Of Corruption

A statement by Ologbondiyan says reinstating Magu was an indication of compromise on the part of the investigating panel and President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

He said: “The party said Nigerians were shocked

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Wike Hosts PDP Leaders To Strategise Ahead Of Edo Election

Wike Hosts PDP Leaders To Strategise Ahead Of Edo Election

July 15, 2020 12:16 pm

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, besieged Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital Tuesday to strategize ahead of the Governorship Election in Edo State.

The meeting called by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike held at Government House in Port Harcourt with all 77 members of the National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election in attendance.

DAILY POST reports that the meeting was presided over by Wike which went late into the night and was held behind closed doors.

However, PDP National Campaign Council for Edo governorship election after the meeting said the party was confident of electoral victory …

PDP Insists Magu Must Answer To Allegations Of Corruption

PDP Insists Magu Must Answer To Allegations Of Corruption

July 12, 2020 3:30 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), must be made to answer for alleged corruption and violation of rules.

PDP, in a statement issued by Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, in Abuja, said that Magu must also answer for allegations of victimisation of Nigerians and stealing of recovered funds for which he has been suspended.

Read Also: Ubani: Magu Should Have Investigated Tinubu, Ganduje, Oshiomhole

“There are insinuations in the public space that the indicted EFCC boss was also harassing certain judges to get a

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EFCC - Magu Must Be Probed Again – PDP Tells Buhari

EFCC: Magu Must Be Probed Again – PDP Tells Buhari

July 9, 2020 5:01 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the ongoing probe of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

PDP said after reviewing the reported circumstances surrounding the investigation of Magu, the suspended acting EFCC Chairman should be prosecuted without delay.

Read Also: EFCC: Osinbajo Clears Air On Receiving ₦4bn From Magu

The party said that Magu’s indictment reinforces its position that the much-hyped war against corruption by the EFCC, under his watch, has been a huge scam by corrupt individuals to cover the plundering of public resources, harass political opponents, intimidate and extort money …

Ize-Iyamu Calls In Sick, Absent From ₦700m Fraud Trial

Ize-Iyamu Calls In Sick, Absent From ₦700m Fraud Trial

July 7, 2020 2:29 pm

A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City has adjourned the trial of Osagie Ize-Iyamu, along with others, due to his ill-health.

Others are ex-Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Dan Orbih; his successor, Tony Aziegbemi; ex-Edo Deputy Governor, Lucky Imasuen, and Efe Erimuoghae-Anthony.

Ize-Iyamu is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo State.

The court had on June 18, validated the corruption charges against the defendants, and, therefore, adjourned the case until July 7 for hearing.

All five are being tried on money laundering charges filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…

BMO: How PDP Scammed Nigeria With Malabu Oil Heist

BMO: How PDP Scammed Nigeria With Malabu Oil Heist

July 5, 2020 12:20 pm

The latest revelations from an Italian court that all the parties involved in the OPL 245/Malabu affair were corrupt sums up the 16-year misrule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), according to the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO)

It said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, that the prosecutor’s position is a fitting description of PDP’s governance at an international stage.

“We are not really surprised that Sergio Spadaro, the Italian deputy prosecutor, told a Milan court prosecuting Shell and Eni over the

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Secondus Attacks Buhari - 'You're Killing Nigerians With Taxes'

Secondus Attacks Buhari: ‘You’re Killing Nigerians With Taxes’

July 5, 2020 3:45 am
Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday, cried out that President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are overburdening Nigerians with taxes and tariffs.

Secondus lamented that Buhari and APC careless about relieving the plight of the country’s suffering poor population.

He stated that while other world leaders are raising stimulus inform of palliatives to cushion the biting effects of COVID-19 on their citizens, President Buhari is busy heaping more burden on the populace with his endless taxes and tariffs.

Read Also: Uche Secondus In Close Door Meeting With PDP Senators

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Edo Election - INEC Displays Particulars Of Gov Obaseki, Ize Iyamu

Edo Election: INEC Displays Particulars Of Gov Obaseki, Ize Iyamu

July 3, 2020 4:34 pm

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has displayed the forms of the incumbent Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the forthcoming election in the State, Godwin Obaseki, and those of 13 others.

The Commission displayed the particulars at its annex office, located at the former state secretariat of the PDP on Sapele Road in Benin, Edo State on Thursday.

INEC’s Information reveals that Governor Obaseki obtained the West African School Leaving Certificate in 1973 and Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons.), 1979, as his qualifications.

The Governor did not present his Higher School Certificate …

How APC Governors Backed Obaseki's Move To PDP

How APC Governors Backed Obaseki’s Move To PDP

July 3, 2020 3:57 am

Governor Godwin Obase­ki of Edo State received the blessings of his col­league governors in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) before defecting to the Peo­ples Democratic Party (PDP).

A credible source in the party, who does not want his name in print, said even though the gover­nors never openly declared sup­port for Obaseki’s move, many of them who were sympathetic with him over the manner he was treated “encour­aged him to pitch his tent elsewhere since he has been shut out from his own house”.

Obaseki, who has been at loggerheads with his predecessor and then na­tional chairman of the …

Resign Honourably From Office’ – PDP To Akeredolu Deputy

Resign Honourably From Office’ – PDP To Akeredolu Deputy

June 30, 2020 4:05 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday asked the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi to tow the path of honour and resign from office honourably.

The Zonal Publicity Secretary (Southwest) of the party, Mr. Ayo Fadaka who spoke on Channels TV Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, said Agboola should resign from office since he can longer cooperate with the Governor ‘who put so much trust in him’.

Fadaka who said there is a standard people must keep even in politics, stressed that politics is not as bad as the way it is being played by desperate politicians.

The Deputy Governor …

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