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PDP Convention: Makinde Sends Strong Warning to Wike Faction

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

The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has issued a warning to anyone trying to sabotage the Peoples Democratic Party’s upcoming National Convention, which is scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. He compared such attempts to stopping a moving train to political suicide. Speaking to reporters on Monday, just after establishing the PDP National Convention Transport Subcommittee in Abuja, Makinde promised that Oyo State would host the greatest convention in the history of the party. Ahead of the national elections in 2027, a number of well-known…

Governor Makinde Presents Staff of Office to 44th Olubadan, Oba Ladoja

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Oba Rasidi Ladoja was legally confirmed as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, who also gave him the staff and certificate of office. At precisely 3:05 p.m. on Friday, the presentation took place amid a historic and flamboyant coronation ceremony at Mapo Hall in Ibadan. Notable luminaries, including President Bola Tinubu, attended the coronation, which took place at Mapo Hall, underscoring the event’s cultural and political significance. The last step in validating Ladoja’s accession to the throne is Makinde’s official presentation of the staff and…

National Convention: PDP draws battle line with Wike’s camp

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In the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the gloves are off. The two main camps in the PDP are prepared for a war for the soul of the party before the November National Convention, planned to place in Ibadan, Oyo State. After a late-night meeting on Monday, a PDP faction led by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Mr. Nyesom Wike cited court orders and presented a six-point demand that the National Working Committee (NWC), the party hierarchy, meet prior to the national convention. In response to their six-point ultimatum, the…

Akpabio, Okpebholo, Makinde, PSC, others mourn Arase

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Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, the late former Inspector-General of Police and immediate past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, or PSC, died on Sunday in Abuja following a brief illness, and tributes to him have been coming in droves. Arase was a thoroughbred professional—Akpabio Nigeria lost “a gentleman, fine officer, and consummate security expert,” according to a statement released by Senate President Godswill Akpabio through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh. He recounted how Arase changed the Nigerian Police during his time as IGP by implementing changes…

The Road to 2027: Analyzing Makinde’s Political Strategy and the PDP’s Prospects

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In private discussions, the path to Nigeria’s upcoming presidential election is already being charted, and one name—Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde—continues to be mentioned with curiosity and skepticism. At the state level, he is regarded as a good leader, but it is yet unclear if his influence will be felt nationally. Can the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which is still attempting to mend the divides that followed its 2023 performance and is still reeling from three consecutive losses at the presidential polls, truly put its hopes in him? The focus…

Jonathan demands credible INEC chairman selection, decries defections

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

Nigeria’s election system needs immediate revisions, according to former President Goodluck Jonathan, who specifically cited the rising tendency of political defections and the appointment process for the chairman of the Independent National election Commission. Speaking through Ann Iyonu, Executive Director of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, at the National Action Plan for Electoral Reform Dialogue hosted by the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Jonathan acknowledged the progress made since the return to democratic rule in 1999 but emphasized the electoral system’s enduring problems. Since returning to democratic governance, Nigeria…

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 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…

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…