His request came after the federal government paid N78.9 billion it owed the state government.
“I wish to, on behalf of the Government and people of Rivers State, appreciate and most sincerely, thank you for graciously approving the refund of the sum of N78.9 billion to the Rivers State Government, as cost
Tonye Princewill, a former governorship contestant in Rivers State, has lambasted Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over his comment on the outcome of the All Progressives Congress, APC, emergency National Executive Council, NEC, meeting.
Princewill said Ologbondiyan was suffering from Coronavirus for asking the Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni to resign as governor.
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Recall that APC’s NEC had dissolved the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, and constituted a Caretaker Committee led by Buni.
But Ologbondiyan has advised Buni to resign his position as
PDP described such publications as handwork of external forces and its enemies who are bent on sowing seeds of discord within the party.
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The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan also maintained that members of the party’s NWC are not tax collectors.
PDP was reacting to Wike’s decision to pull out of the reconciliation efforts in its Edo State Chapter.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has launched a scanty attack on Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said Ize-Iyamu lacks the quality to become Edo State governor, even with the help of his “godfather,” Adams Oshiomhole, who is the suspended National Chairman of APC.
Ologbondiyan insisted that people of Edo State have said they won’t vote for Ize-Iyamu.
In a statement, the PDP’s spokesman recalled how Oshiomhole once said Ize-Iyamu lacked the character to become governor of the state.
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of the party’s Edo state governorship primary election.
The primaries, which were originally slated for Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, 2020, have now been moved to Tuesday, June 23.
The spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, made this known in a statement on Thursday.
He said the decision was predicated on exigencies of party activities.
The announcement followed a series of meetings between the embattled governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and …
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Ekiti State has advised the opposition People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) to face its internal wrangling and woes rather than insulting the good people of the state with its incongruously written comments.
The APC, in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, noted that the opposition PDP or any of its distraught members has no moral right to comment on the ongoing cargo airport project currently being executed by the APC controlled administration.
The statement, signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of …
The Nigerian government, on Wednesday, faulted the alarm raised by Atiku Abubakar, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant, on Nigeria’s debt profile.
Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, said the apocalyptic scenarios on Nigeria’s debt profile, as painted by Atiku was nothing but scaremongering anchored on a false premise.
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Atiku had on Tuesday claimed that Nigeria was in a financial crisis.
The former Vice President also urged the Federal Government to stop indiscriminate borrowing.
Reacting, Mohammed said though the Federal Government welcomes constructive …
Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the latest developments in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Recall that hours after the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, dumped the ruling party citing his disqualification to contest in the primaries, the Appeal Court in Abuja upheld the suspension of the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
The APC National Working Committee, NWC, had on Tuesday announced that Abiola Ajimobi, who is said to have been sick, will be acting as the party’s
The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Wednesday urged Atiku Abubakar, former Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, not to contest in 2023.
Ohanaeze’s Deputy Publicity Secretary, Chuks Ibegbu in a chat with Newsmen said Atiku should support Igbos in producing Nigeria’s next president, rather than contesting again.
Ibegbu was reacting to remarks by Atiku’s son, Abubakar Adamu that the former Vice President would run for Presidency again in 2023 after previously failed attempts.
Adamu, who is the Adamawa State Commissioner for Works and Energy had said: “In 2023, my father will be aspiring to the number …
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has reacted to reports that Atiku Abubakar, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, will be running for the same office in 2023.
One of Atiku’s sons, Abubakar Adamu had explained that the former Vice President would contest for presidency again in 2023 because “he has been an astute, strategic, master politician for almost four decades.”
Adamu, who is the Commissioner for Works and Energy in Adamawa State made the disclosure while presenting his Ministry’s one-year score card.
Atiku was defeated during the 2015 presidential election by President Muhammadu Buhari after several attempts.
The PDP said it rejects completely, the ₦121 per litre announced by the President Buhari-led government yesterday.
Africa Daily News reported yesterday that for the third time, since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Buhari administration announced reduction in the pump price of petrol.
In a statement posted on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday, the PDP described the new price as highly provocative and a
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has advised the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to apologize to people of the state for misleading them on COVID-19 pandemic.
Recall that the Kogi State government had in May insisted that no resident tested positive for COVID-19 in the state.
The state, however, recorded its index case last week and this led to the declaration of a total lockdown in Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of the state be the governor.
Reacting to lockdown, PDP said Bello should apologize for not allowing people of the state to be tested.
