By Joe Udo BIRNIN KEBBI (CONVERSEER) – As political jostling intensifies ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Northern Support Group has thrown its full weight behind former President Goodluck Jonathan, urging the party to adopt him as its presidential candidate. In a communiqué released after the group’s 8th strategic meeting…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has on Wednesday, 8th October, inaugurated a Caretaker Committee in Cross River State. This follows the approval by the National Working Committee (NWC) on 30th September 2025. According to a press statement signed by Hon. Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of the party, the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected claims by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) that no congress took place in the state, insisting that the exercise was duly conducted in line with established procedures. In a statement issued by the State Publicity…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its 39 new executive members today, 29th September 2025. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the State Party Secretariat, located on Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar, in the presence of 14 Chapter Chairmen and other stakeholders. The…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reelected Barrister Venatius Ikem as the State Chairman for a second term, which will run till 2029. Converseer reports that Ikem and 38 others were reelected and elected on Saturday, 27th September, during the 2025 PDP State…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The brouhaha of the September 27, 2025 congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has been put to bed by the South South Zonal Caretaker Committee of the party. The committee said the scheduled Congress has been postponed indefinitely. This was affirmed by Chief Emmanuel…
By Bassey Bassey CALABAR (BEAGLE NEWS, CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Venatius Ikem, has stated unequivocally that the scheduled State Congress for Saturday, 27th September 2025, will still hold. Reacting to the postponement of Cross River and Plateau states Congresses by the NWC, Ikem said the national…
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba, NAN CALABAR (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the state congress in Cross River, which was earlier scheduled for Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the South-South Vice Chairman of the party and caretaker of the Cross River chapter, Emma…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem, has dismissed a press release credited to the National Publicity Secretary of the party, which claimed that the state executive committee had been dissolved. Ikem, in a statement issued on Wednesday, 24th September 2025, insisted…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The political rivalry between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has taken a new twist, as the APC has dismissed the PDP’s claim of returning to power in 2027, describing it as an “empty boast” and “political comedy.” In a statement…
