Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, to ensure the recovery of its secretariat from the faction loyal to Governor Dave Umahi. Chairman of the PDP caretaker committee in Ebonyi State, Chief Fred Udeogu, at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the disbandment of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha. In its place, the party called for “a convergence of experts in a special department under the purview of the National Centre for […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Federal Government to rescind the hike in electricity tariff. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, described the 100 per cent hike from N2 to N4 per kwhr, as announced by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), as insensitive, antipeople and […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to use security agents and armed thugs to unleash violence and rig the December 5 Bakura Federal Constituency bye-election. The party in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan alleged that two of its supporters had been killed and […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said terrorism would have been eliminated in Nigeria if leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had not frustrated anti-terrorism measures of past government. But, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has fired back, alleging that PDP wanted to use the Boko Haram insurgency to divide the country when it […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Minister of Works andHousing, Babatunde Fashola to come clean on the alleged diversion of N4.6 billion into private bank accounts during his tenure as Minister of Power, Works and Housing. PDP in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said Fashola failed to explain […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday engaged in a verbal war over recent defections from the latter to the former and what should be considered the proper roles of an opposition political party. The ruling party, which fired the first salvo, accused the PDP of not providing the necessary […]
Despite the defection of Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said its fortunes in the South-East are intact. Also, governors elected on the platform of the party said they are working for the unity, stability and strengthening of the party. PDP National […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the clampdown and freezing of bank accounts of some Nigerians for participating in peaceful protests against police brutality in various parts of our country was a threat to various panel of enquiries set up to investigate activities of the disbanded Special Anti-RobberySquad(SARS). PDP in a statement by the National […]
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for repeal of section 4(1) of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2019. The Act empowers the president to deduct 0.5 per cent of the total revenue accruing to the Federation Account for the benefit of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. […]