Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has again won the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 elections, but lost to President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In the result of the primary election announced by the Chief Returning Officer and former President of…
Nentawe Yilwatda, a former Residence Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Benue state won the governorship primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau state. Also in Kaduna state, Senator Uba Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial zone emerged governorship candidate of the ruling party in the state. Nentawe scored 803…
Hon. Isah Ashiru has again picked the governorship ticket of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state again. A former state and federal lawmaker, Ashiru was the party’s candidate in 2019. He poled 414 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Sani Sidi, a former Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…
A former council chairman of Mangu Local Government Area, Caleb Mutfwang, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state. Mutfwang, a legal practitioner, polled 252 votes to defeat 13 other aspirants. His closest opponent, Chief Wungak Kefas scored 113 votes. Details of the result announced on Thursday…
The governorship primaries of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba state was characterised by violence as some angry youths attacked the convoy of Governor Darius Ishaku for alleged imposition of Col. Kefas Agbu (rtd) as the party’s flag bearer. According to reports by Punch newspapers, the angry youths mainly from Taraba North and…
Former governor of Anambra state and Presidential Aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi has withdrawn from the contest and resigned his membership of the party. In a letter dated May 24, 2022 and addressed to the National Chairman of the PDP, Obi said recent developments within the party made it practically impossible…
