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15 Oct
The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated on Monday as newly declared factional acting National Chairman,
10 Oct
Move to replace Damagum thickens as party favours Ayu’s constituency The internal wrangling within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has put a knife in the National Working Committee (NWC), whose members clashed over the root of the turmoil. A heated exchange between Ikenga Ugochinyere, a vocal party figure, and the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi,…
26 Sep
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, National Working Committee (NWC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party from tampering with or dissolving executive committees of the party in Rivers State.
25 Sep
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, National Working Committee (NWC), and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party from tampering with or dissolving the executive committees of the party in Rivers State. The court also restrained them from constituting any interim committee to replace the officers of…
13 Sep
The members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), yesterday, had an emergency meeting to discuss the congresses in Rivers State and other states, in preparation for the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
2 Sep
The debate over the propriety of the continued tenure of the National Chairman of the APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, is expected to be a central issue during the party's upcoming caucus and national executive committee (NEC) meetings scheduled for the 11th and 12th of this month. The planned meetings, announced on Monday by APC…
16 Aug
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed dissatisfaction over the National Working Committee's (NWC) response to the recent High Court order reinstating the executives of the party in the state. In a statement signed by Darlington Nwauju, the party's spokesperson, the Rivers APC described the NWC's response as an invitation…
7 Jun
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the tenure of the party’s Rivers State Caretaker Committee for another six months.
8 May
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Legal Adviser, Abdulkarim Kana, yesterday, stated that it is only the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) that has the power to suspend Dr, Abdullahi Ganduje as National chairman.
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The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has restrained the state Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from conducting elections into chairmanships and councillorship seats in the 44 local government areas of the state. In a landmark judgment delivered by Justice Simon Amobeda on Tuesday, the court declared that all activities and preparations of KANSIEC in respect…
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