Tag: PDP PRIMARIES
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Atiku, Tambuwal ask court to dismiss Wike’s suit challenging outcome of PDP primaries
The PDP, Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State have challenged a suit filed by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers over the recently-concluded presidential primaries. The trio, in a notice of preliminary objection marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/782/22 dated and filed on Aug. 5 before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court, Abuja,…
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Atiku urges defeated PDP presidential aspirants to work with him
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has urged his fellow contestants in the primary election to work with him for the victory of the party. Abubakar said this on Sunday morning in Abuja in his acceptance speech after he was declared winner of the PDP primary and…
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PDP Primaries: Obaseki urges leaders, aspirants to be united
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has advised leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and House of Assembly aspirants to be more united ahead of party primaries. Obaseki made the call in Benin City on Wednesday while addressing the 162 Edo House of Assembly (EDHA) aspirants and leaders of the party drawn from the 18…
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PDP appoints ex-Speaker Dogara head of screening committee for Ondo primaries
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, as the chairman of its screening committee for the Ondo State governorship primaries. The appointment is contained in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (retd) in Abuja on Wednesday. Akobundu said…
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Bayelsa PDP primaries turn violent as thugs detonate explosive, engage police in shootout
Thugs wearing campaign vests of an aspirant have engaged security operatives in a shootout at the accreditation venue of the ongoing governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The miscreants, chanting the name of the aspirant, were said to have attempted in vain to breach the security at Ijaw House They detonated an explosive…
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Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa: Promise made, promise kept
By Bayagbon Daniel In advent of the recently concluded PDP primary elections in Delta State, the political scenario was high in the camps of Aspirants vying for various elective offices. Before now , according to some political observers in Delta State, the incumbent Governor has the final say as to who hoist the flag of…
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PDP primaries: Mantu congratulates Useni, says candidate best for troubled Plateau
Dr. Umar Mantu, an aspirant to the Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency seat, has congratulated Sen. Jerry Useni for clinching the PDP ticket to contest the Plateau governorship seat in 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Useni, senator representing Plateau South, clinched the ticket after defeating 12 other aspirants in the primary elections held…