Tag: makarfi
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2019: No going back on zoning agreement – Makarfi
The National Chairman, (Caretaker Committee) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ahmed Makarfi has reaffirmed the party’s commitment to honouring its zoning agreement. He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja in a meeting with Northern leaders and elders of PDP to harmonise the region’s position on the zoning arrangement for the 2019 general elections and the…
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My committee didn’t investigate Diezani – Makarfi
The Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said the Senate Committee on Finance led by him did not investigate the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke in 2015. According to Punch, Makarfi told journalists in Kaduna that the responsibility of the committee was to the financial records…
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Video/photos: Makarfi arrives Ibadan, commences reconciliation of aggrieved members
…As Ladoja makes move to return to party The National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi on Thursday arrived Ibadan, Oyo State for the reconciliation of aggrieved members of the party in the South-West. Makarfi, who had earlier inaugurated a reconciliatory committee headed by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers…
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2019: I won’t change party’s decision to zone presidential ticket to North – Makarfi
…says party is working to bring former members to its fold The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, said on Monday reassured party faithfuls that he (Makarfi) won’t alter party’s decision to zone the 2019 presidential ticket to the Northern region. The chairman also noted that the party has kickstarted…
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Ekiti 2018: Oni refutes defection rumours, says ‘I didn’t meet Fayose, Makarfi’
Former governor of Ekiti State and Deputy National Chairman (South) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) , Chief Olusegun Oni, has denied plans of possible defection to his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to actualise his governorship ambition. The APC leader also denied meeting with incumbent Governor Ayodele Fayose and national chairman…
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PDP extends Ahmed Makarfi’s tenure
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday extended the tenure of its Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee by four months. The tenure extension, which is effective from Saturday, TheNewsGuru gathered was one of the resolutions of the party at its non-elective National Convention held in Abuja. The caretaker committee was constituted on May 21, 2016, at…
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Photos: PDP holds NEC meeting, extends Makarfi’s tenure by four months
…as party prepares for today’s Non-Elective Special National convention The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday held its 75th National Executive Committee (NEC) at the National Secretariat (Wadatta Plaza) in Abuja. The Chairman of the PDP, Sen. Makarfi, in his opening remark, thanked members of the party for the overwhelming attendance in just a short…
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Stop cutting corners to achieve political ambitions – Makarfi tells PDP members
…Says internal wranglings caused party’s monumental loss in 2015 general elections The chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi has cautioned party members against cutting corners to achieve their political ambitions. Makarfi spoke at the party’s Abuja secretariat on Wednesday while receiving PDP stakeholders from Oyo and Osun…
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Lagos PDP crisis: Makarfi orders hand over of party secretariat to Bode George, BOT
Chief Segun Adewale, the Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, on Saturday handed over the state secretariat of the party to the Board of Trustees (BoT). TheNewsGuru.com reports that Adewale is the factional chairman of PDP loyal to Sen. Ali Modu Sherrif, recently sacked by the Supreme Court as the National Chairman of…
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2019: Buhari’s Minister, Alhassan visits Makarfi in PDP headquarters
The Minister of Women Affairs, Senator Jummai Alhassan on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi at the National Headquarters of the party. While receiving the Minister, Makarfi noted that she performed well in her portfolio because she was trained and bred…