Rivers: PDP crisis deepens as factional national leadership issue suspensions The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched into further crisis over the long-drawn political battle in Rivers State. Early Friday morning, a wing of the National Working Committee (NWC) loyal to Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara announced the suspension of the Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Illiya Damagum, and …

The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in Saturday’s Local Government election in Rivers State. APP is backed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but has since lost control of the party. His predecessor and godfather, Barrister Nyesom Wike, who is now Minister of …

There is tension and uncertainty in Rivers State over the conduct of the local government election in the state scheduled for today. The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the command would comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which restrained the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) from participating in …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has said he has no regrets for threatening Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors that he would cause fire in their states. Wike, who spoke in a political interactive section on Channels Television on Friday, said what he meant was not physical fire but the same crisis that the governors intend …

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has solidified his position in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership crisis as the National Working Committee (NWC) endorsed the Rivers State congresses. Wike’s loyalists within the PDP NWC not only secured the approval but also postponed the National Executive Committee meeting, originally set for 26 September, to 24 October, which could …

A former deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State, Dr Chris Ekpenyong, has blamed the weakness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the behaviour of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who threatened to ignite crises in states under PDP governors. Ekpenyong, who was deputy governor during former governor Victor Attah’s administration, said Wike would not have …

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday lambasted the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his threat to destabilize their states for supporting Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The governors’ response was contained in a statement by the Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Emmanuel Agbo. As the political battle …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed not to allow anyone to take over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) structure in Rivers State. The former Rivers State Governor threatened to cause a political crisis in the states of any Peoples Democratic Party governor who tried to interfere in the party’s affairs in the South-South state. The …

The President met with the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday while the protest was ongoing. Nyesom Wike arrived at the Presidential Villa around 4 pm in an SUV and briskly walked into the Presidential Office in what was said to be a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. While the exact purpose of Wike’s visit was not disclosed, …

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are on the list of 40 eminent Nigerians that will receive the 2024 Nigerian Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS) at a ceremony scheduled for Abuja Saturday 6 July. The NEAPS 2024 is a collaboration involving …