The two members of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday formally defected to the Labour Party (LP). The defectors, Mr Iheanacho Nwogu, representing Osisioma North State Constituency, and Mr Fine Ahuama, representing Osisioma South State Constituency, were received by Governor...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has debunked a media report claiming that he is planning to decamp from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with the intention of running for the office...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A former Majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Philip Dasun, has officially left the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State. Dasun, a known ally of former Governor Simon Lalong, announced his...
Former Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, Mr Chinedum Orji, has offered reasons he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking in an interactive session with newsmen in Umuahia on Wednesday, Orji said that he did not join APC to fight for...
Former governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shema, was the state governor between 2007 and 2015, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor was registered at Shema Ward party office, Dutsin-ma local government area, and was...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Former lawmaker, representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Senator Boluwaji Kunlere, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on whose platform he went to the National Assembly. Kunlere’s resignation is contained in a letter he personally signed and addressed to the party’s chairman in his...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Saturday in Lafia received Sen. Solomon Ewuga, former Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and others into the party. Ewuga, also a former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, recently defected from the People’s Democratic Party...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has said it is not disturbed by the defection of its officials to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The state PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr Bemgba Iortyom, said this in a statement in Makurdi. ‘’PDP notes the...
Sen. Magnus Abe, former Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, has said that he is returning to his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support President Bola Tinubu developmental agenda. Abe, who was the former Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023...
The Rivers House of Assembly has moved a motion declaring vacant the 25 seats of members who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The motion was unanimously supported by the four-member assembly, led by Edison Ehie (PDP-Ahoada 11), during Wednesday’s...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the seats of the 27 lawmakers at the River House Assembly vacant, for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP National Publicity Secretary Mr Debo...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A former deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Solomon Ewuga, is set to dump the opposition party, PDP, in Nasarawa State. Senator Ewuga, who is also the former Minister of State FCT, gave the indication while speaking to journalists shortly after...
The Labour Party (LP) candidate for Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa, Mr Udengs Eradiri, has said he is confident of victory during the poll despite the decamping of some of the leaders of his party to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He said he was not worried that...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Tuesday received defectors from the opposition New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) assuring them of fair treatment by the party. He described the APC as a strong political institution made up of personalities of knowledge and wisdom...
The Kogi All Progressives Congress (APC) got a boost to its build-up for the State governorship election following the defection of Alhaji Ismail Inah, a former federal lawmaker, into the party from the PDP on Friday. A statement in Lokoja on Saturday by APC Campaign Council Spokesperson, Mr Kingsley...
The Labour Party (LP) on Friday suffered a setback as all its 21 Local Government Chairmen defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the defected chairmen decamped to the ruling APC with with scores of their supporters. NAN also reports...
Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa, including the party’s Youth Leader, Nunieh Odede, have dumped the party. Odede and others switched allegiance from Gov. Douye Diri to the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, ahead of the November 11...
The former Deputy Governor of Kogi, Abayomi Awoniyi, on Thursday, officially announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that his defection is contained in a letter, entitled, “Letter of resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party”, made available to newsmen...
The three Zonal and 21 Local Government Areas Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have defected to the APC in Kogi, an official has disclosed. M Onogwu Mohammed, Media Aide to Gov. Yahaya Bello, made the disclosure in a statement in Lokoja on Thursday. He said ...