Nigeria:   As Jonathan Moves to Save Bamanga - Nine Candidates Gang Up Against Babayo

Daily Trust, 23 March 2012

Nine of the 11 candidates for PDP national chairman yesterday formed a united front to challenge Dr. Musa Babayo, who the Northeast caucus named as consensus choice for the post… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Candidates Face Screening Today

This Day, 23 March 2012

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed all national chairmanship aspirants that collected forms for election at the national convention to come for screening Friday. Read more »

Nigeria:   Convention - Court Strikes Out Suit to Stop Plateau PDP Chairman

Daily Trust, 23 March 2012

A Federal High Court sitting in Jos has dismissed a motion filed by chairman of PDP in Kanke Local Government of Plateau State seeking to restrain the Plateau State chairman of the… Read more »

Nigeria:   'Why Northeast PDP Dumped Tukur'

Daily Trust, 23 March 2012

The decision by the North east zonal caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to elect Musa Babayo as the consensus candidate for the national chairmanship of the party was not… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Convention - Candidates Rush to Beat Deadline

This Day, 10 March 2012

Former Minister of Defence Shettima Mustafa, PDP National Publicity Secretary Ahmed Rufai Alkali, former Presidential Adviser on National Matters Abba Aji and former Minister of… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP's Injustices Responsible for the Country's Crises - Dr. Ardo

Daily Trust, 12 March 2012

Dr. Umar Ardo is a political strategist and governorship aspirant of the PDP in Adamawa State in the April 2011 elections. In this interview, he speaks on the ongoing congresses of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Lawmaker Accuses LP of Fueling Ondo PDP Crisis

Daily Trust, 12 March 2012

The Only Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Akpoebi Lubi yesterday accused the ruling Labour Party(LP) of causing problems among… Read more »

Nigeria:   Violence Mars PDP LG Congresses in Benue

Daily Trust, 12 March 2012

Last Saturday's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government congresses in Benue State was marred by pockets of violence that characterized the exercise across the 23 local… Read more »

Nigeria:   INEC Endorses Bwari PDP Congress

Daily Trust, 12 March 2012

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) representatives in Saturday's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Congress in Bwari Area Council approved the exercise that saw… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ibori - Where Are the Rest? Where Is PDP? - (I)

Vanguard, 11 March 2012

"For the benefit of stakeholders and lovers of justice, it is interesting to note that the offences for which Ibori faces imminent jail term in London is (sic) only a minute aspect… Read more »

Nigeria:   Justice and Fairness Will Make PDP Triumph Always - Adamu Bello

Vanguard, 11 March 2012

Mallam Adamu Bello hails from Numan, Adamawa State. He is one of the politicians vying for the national chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A former minister of… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Convention - Why I Want to Replace Alkali - Metuh

This Day, 11 March 2012

National vice chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, South East zone, Barr. Olisa Metuh, has declared his intention to run for the position of National Publicity Secretary of the… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Chair - Alkali, Waziri, Shettima, Abba Aji Return Forms

Daily Trust, 9 March 2012

Four major contenders for the position of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman yesterday submitted their nomination forms at the party's National Secretariat… Read more »

Nigeria:   Stakeholders Petition PDP Over Tukur, Four Others

Daily Trust, 9 March 2012

PDP Stakeholders Forum yesterday called for the disqualification of a key contender for the office of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship, Alhaji… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Chairman - Are the Odds in Favour of Tukur?

Leadership, 9 March 2012

With governors from the party in charge of over two thirds of Nigeria's 36 states and overwhelming control of both chambers of the National Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party,… Read more »

Nigeria:   Anambra South Senatorial Rerun - APGA Calls for PDP's Disqualification

Vanguard, 9 March 2012

THE All Progressives Grand Allicance, APGA, yesterday, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disqualify Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from contesting… Read more »

Nigeria:   Oshiomhole Won't Come Back - PDP

Vanguard, 9 March 2012

BARELY 48 hours after Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, picked his expression of interest and governorship nomination form in Abuja, the leadership of Peoples Democratic… Read more »

Nigeria:   Jonathan Wades in As PDP Governors Disrupt Amendment of Party's Constitution

Vanguard, 1 March 2012

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday intervened at a closed door session of the National Executive Council, NEC, of the party to stop a raucous disorder inspired by the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Governors Deny Gang Up Against Jonathan

Daily Champion, 6 March 2012

Governor Godswill Akpabio yesterday denied gang up by governors elected under the plate form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against President Jonathan. Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Chair - Jonathan, Governors Shortlist Five Candidates

This Day, 5 March 2012

As part of the plan by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure the emergence of a consensus option in the election of a national chairman, the Presidency and the Committee of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Before PDP Opts for Another 'Family Affair'...

This Day, 5 March 2012

In barely three weeks, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold another National Convention to elect, or as critics who are not quite charitable would put it, select those who… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP's Party to Beat, Says Baraje

This Day, 5 March 2012

Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, at the weekend, said the recent electoral victories of the party in the just concluded… Read more »

Nigeria:   Race for PDP National Offices Hots up

This Day, 4 March 2012

Ahead of the national convention of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) next month, nomination forms for the various national offices are out as aspirants make last minute mop up… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP NEC - Governors, Lawmakers' Talks Stalemated Again

This Day, 3 March 2012

The meeting summoned by President Goodluck Jonathan to resolve the impasse between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors and National Assembly members elected on the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Who Is the Meteoric Chairman for Lagos PDP?

The Moment, 2 March 2012

IN less than three weeks, the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman in Lagos State comes up. Precisely on March 17, in a parallel congress, the party will decide… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Chair - Youths Ask Aspirants From Borno to Step Down

Vanguard, 2 March 2012

As the race for the office of the National Chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), gathers momentum, a group, Borno Youth Vanguard, has called on three of the five… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Meeting Deadlocked Over Constitution Review

This Day, 1 March 2012

Wednesday's National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ended in a deadlock as the governors engaged members of the National Assembly in a war… Read more »

Nigeria:   No Godfather in PDP - Jonathan

Leadership, 1 March 2012

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was the only party in the country without a godfather. He also said that the party had no… Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Falters in Bid to Check Governors

Daily Trust, 1 March 2012

A move to whittle the overbearing powers of state governors in the PDP faltered yesterday when the party's national executive committee failed to approve certain constitution… Read more »

Nigeria:   Kogi Guber Tussle - Stop Distorting Facts Group Warns Echocho

Daily Champion, 1 March 2012

A group under the auspices of Kogi Destiny Defence Forum (KDDF) has called on Mr. Jibrin Isah alias Echocho to stop distorting a clear judgment of the Supreme Court "as it affects… Read more »