PDP Finally Reveals Why GEJ Lost To Buhari, Opens Up On Campaign Funding

With barely 25 days to the inauguration of a new government, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues to rue its loss at the March 28 presidential election.

In a new statement released by its spokeperson, Mr. Olisa Metuh, the ruling party gave insight why President Goodluck Jonathan lost the recent presidential election to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari.

According Metuh, the fact that the PDP’s headquarters was side-lined during the campaigns, and that “overzealous” persons were allowed to run a hate campaign against Buhari, made the former military ruler more popular than his counterpart, Goodluck Jonathan. This resulted to the general’s victory at the polls.

Mr. Metuh said, “In 2003 President Obasanjo ran against Odumegwu Ojukwu, while late President Yar’adua also ran against him in 2007″.

“If the PDP had run its campaign based on hate speech against the Ikemba Nnewi, he would have won by a landslide in the whole of the South East,” he said.

Chief Olisa-Metuh, National Publicity Secretary PDP

Responding to reports that members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stole funds belonging to the party’s treasury shortly after President Jonathan

Buhari To Clamp Down On Military Officers

The President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari upon assumption of office on May 29 handing over ceremony day will be clamping down on top officials of the Nigerian military.

The Cable in an exclusive report said a source revealed that one of the major priorities of the president-elect is a major shake-up in the military hierarchy.

The President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari

A source, who is aware of the alleged plan said, there will be a mass retirement of senior officers who are believed to have corruptly enriched themselves or who abandoned professionalism for politics

I Am Not Available For Courtesy Visits - Governor-elect

Abia State governor-elect, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has banned courtesy visits to his home, saying he would no longer be available to receive any delegation coming for the purpose of congratulating him, Thisday Reports.
In a press statement personally signed by Ikpeazu, he thanked Abia residents for voting him into power but pleaded with those jostling to pay him courtesy visits to give him some breathing space so he could prepare for the job he was elected to do.

Yerima Tipped To Be The Next Senate Majority Leader

There are indications that the Senator accused of marrying an underage girl from Egypt, Ahmed Sani Yerima   is expected to emerge as the next Senate Majority Leader.
Yerima’s endorsement for the position is the outcome of a meeting of a caucus of Northwest Senators in Abuja‎ during which the issue of leadership of the next Senate was discussed.

APC Goes After Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma- Egba

Despite that fact that the victorious All Progressive Congress (APC) has openly told political gladiators intending to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to remain in their party, APC has reportedly sent party chiefs, senators as emissaries after Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma- Egba.

Senate leader, Victor Ndoma-egba

Daily Sun on Sunday reported that Ndoma- Egba, is under heavy pressure from the country’s former opposition party to defect from the beaten PDP to the APC.

Pro-Buhari Ex-Militant Escapes Assassination In Rivers

As the turmoil left behind by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeat in the just concluded general elections remain fresh in the hearts of party chieftains, a pro-Mohammadu Buhari ex-militant has narrowly escaped death at the hands of suspected assassins in Rivers state.

Niger Delta Militants

Daily Independent reports that the national president of the National Coalition of Niger Delta

Oshodi-Apapa gridlock: Fuel tankers take over expressway again

LAGOS—After last week’s respite from the usual heavy traffic situation on Oshodi-Apapa expressway, fuel tankers resurfaced at the weekend, blocking the entire access road.

Standstill at Mile-2 to Tincan..

 

This was in spite of a directive from Lagos State House of Assembly to relevant authorities to ensure evacuation of all trucks from the road.