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2023 PDP Ticket: Bukola Saraki, Aminu Tambuwal, Bala Mohammed Meet In Abuja

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4 years ago

March 24, 2022

Prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains led by former Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday met in Abuja over the 2023 polls.

Others are the Governors of Bauchi and Sokoto States, Bala Mohammed and Aminu Tambuwal.

The parley is sequel to a recent one which was held in Bauchi. The next has been scheduled for Sokoto.

The PDP leaders are meeting over the PDP 2023 presidential ticket expected to be keenly contested in a few months’ time.

A source present told DAILY POST that consultations are ongoing regarding the agreement of a consensus PDP flagbearer to face that of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next general elections.

Saraki said: “In continuation of our meeting in Bauchi, we agreed on Sunday that we’ll come and meet here in Abuja.

“The next meeting we are going to have will be in Sokoto where the governor will host. This informs Nigerians that we’re are in good discussions, this is an ongoing process.

“The more we meet, the more we’ll continue to share our views about the importance of the unity of our party.

“We believe that it is only PDP that has the real solutions to help us get out of the problems we are in today.

“We decided to reach out to other aspirants, we have identified senior leaders and stakeholders, some of them former colleagues and governors.

“We want all to be part of the process of bringing us together and uniting the party ahead.

“The major message we want to put across to Nigerians is that the country is larger and bigger.

“We believe that once we unite as PDP, we will lay the foundation for a strong party that will help in delivering Nigerians from the challenges they are facing now and prepare the country to become stronger.

“This is a process. We will continue to carry you along, keep you informed. All we are doing is for the interest of the party and for the interest of Nigeria.”

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Why We’re Impeaching Fubara — Rivers Assembly

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9 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The Rivers State House of Assembly has given reasons for the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

The Majority Leader of the Assembly, Major Jack, said the decision to impeach the governor and his deputy was based on their alleged persistent violation of the peace agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu.

Jack made the allegation during plenary on Thursday while presenting the report detailing acts of misconduct against the governor.

According to him, Governor Fubara and his deputy had repeatedly disregarded the resolutions reached during reconciliation efforts aimed at restoring stability in the state.

He accused the two leaders of running the affairs of government without commitment to transparency and good governance.

“The governor and his deputy have continued to act in a manner that undermines democratic principles and accountability,” Jack said.

He further alleged that the peace deals facilitated by President Tinubu were breached on several occasions, including agreements reached during reconciliation meetings held in December 2023 and another in 2025.

Jack insisted that the continued failure of the governor and his deputy to honour the terms of the peace accord necessitated the impeachment process currently before the Assembly.

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‘We’ll Do Everything To Stop It’ – APC Rejects Fubara’s Impeachment

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10 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter, has vehemently rejected the move by the State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy.

The Assembly had earlier on Thursday commenced an impeachment process against Fubara over alleged misconduct.

The impeachment notice is expected to be issued to the governor and his deputy in the next seven days.

Reacting, the Rivers APC, in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, rejected the move.

“Our position as at today on this matter is that we solemnly reject the resort to an impeachment process against our governor and his deputy.

“It will be totally untenable for our party to keep quiet when an obvious hangover from strifes that occurred within the PDP are allowed to resurface in our great party,” Darlington said.

He added that the ruling party “will do everything possible to ensure that the Government of Rivers State, which is an APC government, is not destabilized”

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Rivers Crisis: Bad People Won’t Prevail Over Us – Wike

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10 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says God will not allow “bad people” prevail in Rivers State.

Wike made the statement on Thursday during his ‘thank-you-visit’ to the Bonny Island area of Rivers State.

“I appreciate you because you have shown me love and shown that you are people that can be trusted.

“I have told people that I don’t believe in generalizing, if for example somebody in Bonny disappoints you, you said Bonny people are bad, that’s very wrong.

“There are different kinds of people.There are places you have armed robbers, you have good people who stay there. So you can’t say because someone is bad so everyone there is bad. That’s not it.

“The good people are more in number than the few people who want to rub us black, but God, in His infinite mercy, will not allow evil to prevail over light,” he said.

Wike’s statement is coming after the Rivers State House of Assembly began impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.