By Sarah Sam Adda

The Peoples Democratic Party has confirmed Ibadan as the venue for its forthcoming elective convention.

Adamawa State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Convention Planning Committee, Ahmadu Fintiri, announced the decision on Thursday night after a stakeholders’ meeting at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, describing the convention as “sacrosanct.”

The meeting was attended by key party figures, including Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, PDP National Chairman Umar Damagum, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, PDP National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, and former Minister Tanimu Turaki.

Fintiri said stakeholders deliberated extensively before reaffirming Ibadan as the host city. He declined further comments as security aides moved him away.

By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata

Former Rivers State Governor and ADC chieftain, Rotimi Amaechi, says President Bola Tinubu can be voted out in 2027 if Nigerians participate actively in the elections.

Speaking at the fifth anniversary lecture of First Daily newspaper in Abuja, Amaechi argued that Tinubu’s 2023 loss in Lagos showed he is “not invincible.”

He warned that voter apathy and complacency enable electoral fraud, stressing that citizens must take responsibility for credible elections.

“The more you say results have been written, the more voter apathy increases. Voter apathy will make President Tinubu return to Villa,” he said.

Amaechi, who declared his intention to run for president, blamed the opposition’s disunity for its repeated failures, adding that “no incumbent government can achieve electoral reform.”

At the same event, Senator Seriake Dickson described election rigging as “the worst coup against democracy,” while political analyst Dr. Sam Amadi called for reforms to restore the independence of electoral institutions.

The lecture, themed “2027: How Can We Make Our Votes Count?”, ended with a call for citizens’ vigilance and stronger electoral laws ahead of the 2027 polls.

By Omoniyi David

An Oyo State High Court has cleared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, to hold the party’s national convention on November 15-16, 2025, in Ibadan.

Justice A. L. Akintola gave the ruling on Monday, vacating an earlier order of a Federal High Court in Abuja that had restrained the PDP from proceeding with the exercise.

The Abuja court had, on October 31, halted preparations for the convention following a suit by three PDP members, Austin Nwachukwu, Amah Nnanna, and Turnah George, who alleged breaches of the party’s constitution and due process.

With the latest decision, the Oyo court has effectively cleared the way for the convention to hold as scheduled.