Former Enugu governor dumps PDP, says party is dead
The PDP governed Nigeria for 16 years.
The PDP governed Nigeria for 16 years.
Nelson Effiong is among four senators who have so far decamped from PDP to APC.
The party is currently factionalised with two former governors claiming its leadership.
The PDP leader also accused a rival faction of receiving N50 million monthly.
The former head of state says PDP is the only political party whose presence has been felt.
The president arrived Nigeria after 50 days away.
The faction of the party also dismisses Seriake Dickson-led reconciliation committee.
Ali Sheriff also said he has contacted all but one PDP governor.
The opposition accuses the new governor of lacking in direction a week after inauguration.
Mr. Obasanjo, who was elected president twice on the platform of the PDP, stressed that the party is dead, sunk ...
The meeting agreed that Mr. Osinbajo’s visit is not for political reasons.
Several PDP governors had a closed door meeting with the former president.
“Sheriff has nothing to show as his contribution toward the growth of our party."
In Taraba, PDP has won all the 13 council chairmanship seats so far declared.
The Gombe council elections were held on Saturday.
Another Borno PDP group declared support for the Makarfi faction.
Mr. Sheriff denies breaking into PDP Wadata plaza national secretariat.
The office has been locked since May 2016.
A PDP faction blamed the ruling party for its problems.
The party's organs support the caretaker committee led by Ahmed Makarfi.
The judge adjourned the case to February 22.
The faction vowed to challenge a Court of Appeal ruling that recognised Ali Sheriff as party chairman.
An Appeal Court declared Ali Sheriff as authentic PDP chairman.
"The current bickering is childish and irrelevant. I am not in support of anymore litigation," the lawmaker said.
The Appeal Court ruled that Ali Sheriff was the authentic leader of Nigeria's main opposition party.
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