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Court Stops Enforcement Of Wabara’s Purported Suspension From PDP

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4 months ago

March 1, 2025

Abia State High Court sitting at Obehie, Ukwa West Local Government Area, has stopped the enforcement of the purported suspension of the former Senate President and the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Adolphus Wabara.

The court presided over by Justice LTC Eruba, in an order, restrained Elder Abraham Amah, laying claim to the Abia State chairmanship of the PDP, from enforcing the said suspension.

Senator Wabara had in a suit marked HUK/8/2025, dragged Amah to the court, seeking the order of the court to restrain the defendant from enforcing the purported suspension.

Granting the prayers of the Claimant, the Court ordered: ”The defendant is restrained from enforcing the suspension of the Claimant/Applicant from the People’s Democratic Party, or in any way, affecting his position as the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the PDP till the motion on notice is determined.”

Recall that Amah, a former Vice Chairman of the PDP, Abia North, had penultimate week, in Umuahia, announced the purported suspension of Wabara, accusing the former Senate President of engaging in anti-party.

Amah cited a complimentary remark by the BoT Chairman on Gov. Alex Otti for awarding contract for the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Port Harcourt Road Aba, in October 2023, as anti-party.

But the National Working Committee, NWC, of the PDP, had in a swift response, declared the purported suspension as “null and void and of no effect”.

The NWC posited that the said suspension was a violation of the party’s constitution, and did not hold any water.

Similarly, a pressure group known as PDP Frontiers for Change and Progress, had also said that Amah lacked the constitutional powers to suspend a BoT Chairman of the party.

Meanwhile, the PDP Frontiers for Change and Progress, has blasted a former Commissioner for Information, Abia State, Chief John Okiyi Kalu over his recent media attacks on Wabara.

The former Information boss, had on a live radio programme in Umuahia, alleged that Senator Wabara had a secret meeting in London with Gov. Alex Otti, to perfect plans to bring the Governor to the PDP ahead of 2027.

He further claimed that Wabara’s intension in wooing Otti, was to chase ex-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu (who Kalu served under), from the ‘Big Umbrella’.

But the National Coordinator of the PDP pro-group, Mr Emeka Yellow Ikpegbu, challenged Kalu to substantiate his claims with evidence.

He accused Kalu and his co-travellers of resorting to blackmail to frustrate the genuine efforts of “Senator Wabara and other progressives” to rebuild the party which he said, “was destroyed by APC moles in the PDP”.

Ikpegbu argued that even if efforts were made to bring Gov. Otti back to the PDP, such efforts were not strange in politics, and should not in any way pose a threat to any genuine lover of the party.

He regretted that “some individuals acting as moles for the APC” were making “futile attempts to hijack the leadership of the PDP in Abia State”, but vowed never to give them “any breathing space.”

“We will not allow people who claim to be in PDP but their spirit is with the APC to destroy our great party. They go to Abuja and lobby for appointments in an APC-led federal government but come to Abia to destroy the PDP so they can use it as bargaining instrument in 2027.

“It’s better they formally defect to the APC and leave the PDP alone so we can rebuild our party. Abia is a PDP state and nobody will stop the genuine efforts of progressives to rebuild the party and open it up for good persons to join us.

“What’s wrong if Gov. Otti, who everybody can see, is performing, decides to join the PDP? APC is wooing him, APGA is wooing him. What is wrong if PDP also woos him? A performing Governor is always a beautiful bride, and his joining the PDP will brighten our fortunes in 2027.”

Ikpegbu further recalled that in 2010, former Governor Theodore Orji left the Progressives Peoples Alliance, PPA, for the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, before finally joining the PDP, arguing that assuming Gov. Otti makes up his mind to join the PDP, “it won’t be the first time a sitting Governor will be joining the PDP”.

But Otti’s Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, had in quick response to Kalu, said that his Principal had no intentions dumping the Labour Party, the platform on which he came to power.

He also denied any secret meeting between Otti and Wabara in London, adding that even if the Governor decides to join the PDP, “he will not be joining the faction led by Kalu and his likes.”

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Damagum Is PDP’s Problem – Ex-Benue Gov Suswam

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6 hours ago

June 25, 2025

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Former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, on Wednesday declared that the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Damagum, is the problem of the party.

Suswam, who insisted that Damagum is not a leader, said the party has been drifting downwards since he assumed the role of acting National Chairman.

Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the former governor said, “There is no integrity in the leadership of PDP, I’m happy that Wike said it.

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Confusion In PDP As NWC Counters Damagum, Rejects Anyanwu’s Reinstatement

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7 hours ago

June 25, 2025

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The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed claims that the party’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Monday, June 30, 2025, has been postponed.

A statement signed by key members of the NWC on Wednesday also denied reports that Samuel Anyanwu has been reinstated as the party’s National Secretary.

The NWC said the statement comes in response to a press briefing earlier in the day by the Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum.

DAILY POST reports that Damagum had announced the postponement of the NEC meeting and said Anyanwu is to resume as National Secretary.

Rejecting Damagum’s declarations, the NWC said his pronouncements were contrary to the resolution of the 99th NEC meeting, which scheduled the next NEC session for June 30 and referred all matters concerning the National Secretary’s office to that meeting.

“The pronouncements by the Acting National Chairman have no foundation as no organ of the Party (including the NWC), individual or group has the power to cancel, overrule, veto or vary the resolution of the National Executive Committee (NEC),” the statement read.

Citing Section 31 (3) of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017), the NWC emphasized that NEC is the highest decision-making organ of the party after the National Convention and that its resolutions are binding on all members and organs of the party.

The NWC described the announcement regarding Anyanwu’s resumption as “misleading” and reaffirmed that the matter remains under the jurisdiction of the forthcoming NEC meeting.

The statement was jointly signed by Deputy National Chairman (South), Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, Acting National Secretary, Setonji Koshoedo, National Treasurer, Ahmed Yayari Mohammed, National Auditor, Okechukwu Obiechina Daniel, and National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, among others.

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FCT Polls: APC Releases Names Of Primary Election Committee Members

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8 hours ago

June 25, 2025

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The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has unveiled names of members of its primary election committees for the 2026 Federal Capital Territory, FCT, chairmanship polls.

This was contained in a statement on its official X handle on Wednesday.

The committees, appointed for the six area councils, are made up of chairmen, secretaries and members.

The statement said that an inauguration ceremony for the appointed chairmen and secretaries took place on June 25 at the APC national secretariat in Wuse 2, Abuja.

“For Gwagwalada area council, the committee will be chaired by Hon Shafi’u Duwan, with Hon Yahaya Shehu Maradun as secretary,” the statement read.

According to the statement, in Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Habibu Ibrahim will spearhead the committee, while Margaret Duru will serve as secretary.

It added that Austin Agada will chair the Bwari area council committee, with Sanusi Sa’idu Kiru as secretary.

In addition, the statement revealed that in Abaji, Hon Afolarin Mayowa Samuel would oversee the committee, while Hon Abdullahi Maharazu will act as secretary.

For Kwali, the statement named Akombo Benedict Imoter, as the committee chairman, and would be assisted by Hon Gambo Rimi as secretary.

Barr Yakubu Bello chairs the committee for Kuje area council, while Engr Umar Shehu will serve as secretary.

It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, On January 22, said it had fixed February 21, 2026, for the conduct of the FCT area council elections.

According to the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, the last area council election in the FCT was held on February 12, 2022, adding that the tenure of the current chairmen and councillors will end next year.

He further stated said the final list of candidates will be published on September 22, 2025, adding that campaigns will commence on September 24 and end at midnight of February 19, 2026.