Category: Politics

Battle for PDP 2027 Presidential Ticket Intensifies as Makinde Enters Race

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In order to allow Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and other Southerners to run against President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming election, the Peoples Democratic Party decided to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South at its 102nd National Executive Committee meeting. Additionally, the party’s NEC confirmed Umar Damagum as the substantive National Chairman and maintained the current National Working Committee zoning formula for the November elective convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. The former governor of Anambra needs more time to think before deciding on his next political move,…

PDP Zones 2027 Presidential Ticket to the Southern Region

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The 2027 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been designated to the south. The decision was made during Monday’s NEC meeting in Abuja by the leaders of the party’s national executive committee. The NEC confirmed Umar Damagum as the national chairman of the opposition party, therefore the party also kept its leadership in the North. In March 2023, Damagum became the party’s acting national leader after a Benue State High Court ruling upheld the dismissal of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, the previous chairman. Damagum served as the PDP…

2027: Group seeks support for Tinubu

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In order to guarantee President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in the general elections of 2027, the Yoruba Mandate Group Worldwide has urged support for him from all six geopolitical zones. The group’s convener, Banji Ojo, claimed that Tinubu had improved the lot of the people by establishing a new path for the nation’s growth and achieving the intended outcomes since taking office. “The northern part of Nigeria has governed for eight years, and it is the constitutional right of the South to also complete its eight years,” Ojo said in a…

Canada’s Prime Minister Joins Ukraine’s Independence Day Festivities in Kyiv

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As world leaders work to put an end to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to commemorate Ukrainian Independence Day. According to a report by Canadian broadcaster CBC, Carney was invited to Kyiv as a “special guest” to mark the occasion. “On this Ukrainian Independence Day, and at this critical moment in their nation’s history, Canada is stepping up our support and our efforts towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine,” Carney wrote on X as he landed in…

Political Tensions Rise as Presidency Responds to PDP Governors’ Accusations

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During the country’s recently finished by-elections, governors chosen on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP  have accused the federal government of anti-democratic practices and intimidation. The governors were only hurting from their defeats at the polls, the Presidency said, calling the accusations “baseless.” The August 9 by-elections, which were held to fill Senate and House of Representatives seats that were left empty after earlier holders resigned or died, were marred by accusations of vote-buying, violence, and poor voter turnout. The PDP only won one constituency at the end…

PDP Crisis: Wike’s Camp Dismisses Zoning Committee’s Efforts

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The group loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has rejected the Southern Leaders’ Zoning Consultative meeting conducted in Lagos on Wednesday, ahead of the PDP National Elective Convention in November in Ibadan, Oyo State. This is as a reliable source within the PDP National Working Committee said the PDP Governors’ Forum will convene in Zamfara State on Saturday. In order to guarantee a successful national convention in Ibadan, the governors are anticipated to gather in Gusau, the state capital, on Friday and begin discussions on urgent matters the…

Makinde: “I Won’t Go Into the Gutters With Anyone”

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PDP: Oyo, Osun People Waiting To Teach APC Lesson - Gov Makinde

Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, stated on Thursday that he refuses to “go low with anyone who decides to go into the gutters.” Shortly after the Peoples Democratic Party’s South-West zoning consultation session in Lagos, he made this comment in a press conference. “I personally don’t go with people when they go low or into the gutters,” he stated. Now, some people are entering the gutters. We’ll get in touch with them. Democracy is that. “There shouldn’t be any personal animosity here, even though I can disagree with…

Wike: “I’ll Support Anyone Who Backs Tinubu”

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Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory’s Minister, has urged citizens to “support those that the government will listen to,” saying he will back those that back President Bola Tinubu. Wike said this while praising Christopher Maikalangu, the chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, and Philip Aduda, a former senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, at the flag-off of Lot 2 of the Water Supply Projects in Karu on Thursday. In addition to praising both men for their ability to help the people, the minister promised to build a 2…

2027 showdown: Wike-Makinde rift threatens high-stakes PDP convention

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Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, threatened to cancel the Peoples Democratic Party’s November national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, raising serious concerns that it would be cancelled. It is thought that Wike’s disagreement with his former ally, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, and other unsolved party issues are the reasons behind his resistance to the convention. However, the PDP has strongly warned the minister for his actions that go against the party’s intentions ahead of the November 16 election convention. In an interview with a few journalists in…

Jonathan’s 2027 Comeback: A Call from an Ex-Presidential Aspirant

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$49 Billion Didnt Go Missing Under My Watch - Ex-President Jonathan Speaks

Mathias Tsado, a former Action Democratic Party presidential candidate, has asked former President Goodluck Jonathan‘s close friends and family to pressure him to run for president in 2027. The call was made by Tsado, the Liberation Movement’s 2019 presidential candidate, in an appearance on Tuesday’s Sunrise Daily on Channels Television. He maintained that the only way to address Nigeria’s growing security and economic issues was for Jonathan to return to office. “In 2027, we need him back.” This is about saving Nigeria, not politics. He has the vision, the attitude,…