By Cletus Asuquo A former governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Mkpang Coco-Bassey, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Cross River State under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Coco-Bassey made the declaration on Thursday at Ward 11, Essien Street, Calabar South Local Government…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by Nyesom Wike, FCT Minister, has elected new executive (EXCOs) officers in the March 29 National Convention that held at the velodrome of Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. Abdulrahman Mohammed and Samuel Anyanwu were re-elected as national chairman and…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Senator Gershom Bassey, former Senator Representing Cross River South Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Bassey, one of the founding members of PDP, tendered his resignation via a letter addressed to the Ward Chairman of Ward 9 in Calabar…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Four senators have resigned their membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and aligned with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Their defection was conveyed in letters read by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during plenary, on Wednesday, March 11. READ ALSO: Governor distributes 17 new vehicles…
By Our Reporter KEBBI (CONVERSEER) – A major political shift has occurred in Kebbi State as the former National Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mariya Waziri, alongside thousands of her supporters, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. She was received by Governor Nasir Idris in Birnin Kebbi. The high-profile defection…
By Frank Ulom BAKASSI (CONVERSEER) – A People Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholder in Cross River State, Austine Ibok, has resigned from the party with immediate effect. Converseer learned that Ibok’s resignation from the PDP followed a rumoured move to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), after calling himself an “ADC Coalition Hopeful” in one of his…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The son of Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Abba Atiku Abubakar, has joined the APC, declaring support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of 2027. The defection, Converseer learned, was announced at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, on Thursday, where Abba was formally received…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court against cases assigned to courts presided over by three judges, describing them as “Courts of Particular Concern”. In a letter dated 19th November 2025, by the National Secretary of the faction, Teofeek Arapaja…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the national convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on 15th and 16th November. In the…
By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – The former Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Area, Hon. Rita Agbo Ayim, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Converseer reports that Ayim, who was elected in 2023 as a member representing Ogoja State Constituency in the 10th Cross River State…
