The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed its readiness to merge with any other willing political parties and associations that shared its ideals. The party however said it was not contemplating a change of identity, noting that the vision of its founding fathers remains timeless. A statement signed by Olisa Metuh, national publicity secretary of…
PDP Cancels Governorship Primary in Ogun State
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has cancelled the governorship primary election earlier scheduled to hold in Ogun State today. In a statement issued in Abuja today by Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, the PDP said that the primary election was not authorized. “For the avoidance of doubt, the…
PDP Makes Presidential Ticket Available For Other Applicants
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday decided to throw open the race for its Presidential ticket ahead of the 2015 general elections. This was announced by the national publicity secretary of the party, Olisa Metuh, in a statement issued in Abuja. Metuh said all the aspirants who had paid for the…
PDP Asks Tambuwal To Resign
The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has welcomed the defection of Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives from the party and advised him to resign as Speaker The PDP argued that since Tambuwal was no longer in the ruling party with majority in the House, the honourable thing for him…
2015: Jonathan, Others Get 7 days Ultimatum
The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, October 22, gave President Goodluck Jonathan and other aspirants vying for various elective positions, one-week ultimatum to purchase their expression of interest and nomination forms. The party said it cannot go for a national convention to ratify anyone who has not indicated interest to contest.…
PDP fixes dates for presidential, governorship primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has fixed October 29 for the conduct of its governorship primaries in the country. The presidential candidate of the party is to emerge on December 6. This decision was taken after the meeting the leadership of the party had with the President and some governors of the party, which was…