Members of the Osun State Executive Council have reiterated their loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leader, Governor Ademola Adeleke. The cabinet members, comprising commissioners and special advisers, also discarded rumours that the governor would leave the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing newsmen on behalf of the forum of commissioners and special advisers at …

Former Governor of Delta State Ifeanyi Okowa has explained that his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was motivated by the desire to connect the state to the seat of power in Abuja. Last week, Okowa, his predecessor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his cabinet members dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC. The move unsettled the PDP’s …

Vice President Kashim Shettima. on Monday, announced Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori as the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This was at the rally in Cenotaph in Asaba, the state capital, where the governor, his predecessor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, who was the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) two years …

Members of the House of Representatives from Osun State on Friday assured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Ademola Adeleke of their continued support and loyalty. The lawmakers, eight in number, dismissed a statement credited to their colleague, Oluwole Oke, who earlier in the week, resigned his membership of the PDP and claimed that other PDP lawmakers were planning …

Ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has responded to the recent wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement posted on X on Friday, the 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, said it is important to state clearly that ‘freedom of association and expression are core democratic rights — not privileges’. ‘Let me be unequivocal: freedom of association and …

A member of the House of Representatives, Oluwole Oke, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Oke, a six-term lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State, said he decided to leave the PDP after consulting with his political associates, friends, and family members. His resignation letter, which was sighted by PUNCH Online, was dated 16 April, 2025 and …

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori; his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and all members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shortly after a meeting that lasted over six hours at Government House, Asaba, the state capital, Senator James Manager, who represented Delta South senatorial district between 2003 and …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Concerned Youth in Gombe State on Monday threw its weight behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition in 2027. In a press statement by the Chairman, Concerned PDP Youth, Gombe State, Ismail Gombe, and Secretary, Abubakar Pantami, described Atiku as ‘one of the most qualified hopefuls to lead Nigeria under the PDP in 2027’, …

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday, spoke candidly about the deepening crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warning that the party may be headed for total collapse if urgent reconciliation measures are not implemented. Speaking during a live interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Fayose lamented the PDP’s internal disarray, blaming long-standing unresolved issues and a lack …

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Working Committee has confirmed that Tony Aziegbemi’s Caretaker Committee leads its Edo State chapter. Recall that the crisis within the state chapter of the PDP recently escalated, as some party members opposed the Aziegbemi-led Caretaker Committee. Responding through a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Thursday, the PDP NWC urged the …