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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the Federal Government’s piecemeal reduction of pump price of fuel as provocative. The party, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, rejected the N121. 50 per litre reduction, and said it amounts to price pinching. The PDP maintained that the appropriate price per litre is N70 following the fall in the price of crude oil in the international market. It reminded the Federal Government that its previous price reduction was not unenforced, adding that it further showed the insensitivity of…

A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Mr. Gideon Ikhine, said the party stands a good chance of winning the election. Ikhine, who was at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja to submit his Nomination Form, said that the party decided to throw open the ticket to all the three senatorial districts in order to ensure that the best candidate emerges. The aspirant, who is from Edo Central, however, advised PDP to pick the best among the…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried the rate of borrowing by the Federal Government and said it has compromised the fiscal integrity of the country. The party said the move by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow a fresh $5.513 billion is akin to placing Nigeria and her people on the international auction market. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, accused President Buhari of opening up Nigeria for economic annexation by foreign creditors The party noted that the administration had earlier borrowed $22.79 billion (about…

Senator Representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Mrs Biodun Olujimi, yesterday enjoined the newly constituted Ekiti Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee on equity, fairness and inclusiveness to achieve success in the assignment given to them. Olujimi also declared her support for the party’s decision to set up a caretaker committee. The party’s National Working Committee had constituted a seven -man caretaker committee chaired by a former Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Hosea Agboola, to pilot the affairs of the party until a new executive is elected, for a period…

The South-West leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday inaugurated Mr. Sunday Akanfe in Akure, the Ondo State capital as the Osun State Acting Chairman of the party. Akanfe, who was formerly the Deputy Chairman of the party in the state, was appointed to lead the party in acting capacity following suspension of the embattled chairman of the party in the, Mr. Soji Adagunodo who was reportedly suspended by the National Working Committee of the party over an alleged anti-party activities. Speaking after inauguration under the leadership of the…

DeputyGovernorof Ondo State, Hon. Agboola Ajayi yesterday dissociated himself from the campaign poster and video currently in circulation across social media platforms in the state. The campaign materials which had generated ripples in the state with the deputy governor’s photograph alongside the logo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had portrayed his ambition for the October governorship election the forthcoming governorship election in the state. While stating that the campaign video and the inscribed photograps and the PDP logo never emanated from him, the deputy governor through his spokesman, Babatope…