PDP TODAY Magazine, Abuja, Nigeria 08037039322 (2025)

16/11/2025

GOVERNOR MUTFWANG REITERATES HIS ADMINISTRATION’S COMMITMENT TO LASTING PEACE IN PLATEAU STATE

The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring lasting peace, describing peace as the foundation of sustainable growth and development.

Governor Mutfwang said this while declaring a workshop organised by the office of the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Community Engagement (North Central) in Jos on Thursday.

Represented by his Deputy, Mrs Josephine Piyo, he described the event as timely and of great significance.

"This gathering provides us with a platform to reflect on our shared challenges and more importantly, renew our collective commitment to building a peaceful, united, and prosperous Plateau.

"Peace is the foundation of progress; without it, development is impossible and communities cannot thrive," he said

Governor Mutfwang promised to bequeath a peaceful and prosperous Plateau, adding that his administration had made peacebuilding a top priority.

The Governor, who thanked the presidential aide and the federal government for the initiative, promised to build his administration on the principle of justice and fairness.

"This government is resolute in its commitment to ensuring that every Plateau citizen goes to their farms, schools, markets, and worship centres without fear.

"We are fostering an environment where justice, fairness, and inclusivity guide our interactions as a people, "Mutfwang said

He promised to work closely with security agencies, traditional institutions, religious bodies, and community leaders to strengthen early warning systems, promote dialogue, and address the root causes of conflict in the state.

He also promised to resettle all displaced persons and rebuild communities ravaged by conflicts in the state. FG inaugurates community-based peace structure to tackle insecurity in Plateau

Earlier in a remark, Dr. Abiodun Essiet, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Community Engagement (North Central), also reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment towards ensuring lasting peace and inclusive development in Plateau and in the North-Central region.

Essiet described the event as a significant milestone in Nigeria’s collective journey towards strengthening social cohesion, promoting inclusive development, and advancing peace.

She added that the project demonstrates President Bola Tinubu’s firm commitment to placing communities at the center of the peacebuilding process.

The SSA emphasised the president's deep concern over the recurring conflicts in Plateau, insisting that the majority of the conflicts were fueled by misunderstanding, misinformation, and manipulation.

“The core purpose of this initiative is to complement the efforts of our security agencies and the Plateau State Peace Building Agency (PPBA) to ensure sustainability and translate our collective efforts into measurable change.

“Earlier this week, I briefed the president on the current security situation in the North-Central.

“The President conveyed his personal commitment to ensuring that lasting peace returns not only to Plateau but to every part of Nigeria," she said

The SSA also said that the federal government established the Ministry of Livestock Development, which is tasked with implementing ranching systems as a sustainable solution to recurring farmers-herders conflicts

Essiet, who underscored the importance of local participation, urged community representatives to strengthen Early Warning and Early Response systems.

She particularly described early warning and early response systems as vital for preventing small disputes from escalating into full-blown conflicts.

The Director General, Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA), Dr Julie Sanda, said peace building begins with truth, fairness, and mutual respect.

She added that citizens must not allow narratives to stereotype or marginalise any group, but live in peace with one another for the good of all.

Martha Nyam
Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor of Plateau State
November 13, 2025

16/11/2025

Expelling Wike alone is a success for our great party.

He was a local government chairman under the PDP.

He was appointed a chief of staff under a PDP governor (Amaechi).

He was appointed a minister under a PDP government.

He was elected the governor of Rivers State through the PDP.

Wike dishonestly amassed so much wealth for himself under the PDP.

98% of everything Wike has today is from the PDP.

Wike is an example of an ingrate that bites the finger that feeds him.

Not many would have been that wicked towards the party that has provided them everything.

Destroying the rungs of the ladder that aided his elevation, just to ensure others never get to the top is something that even God himself can never be pleased with.

Wike may have achieved everything in life, but he can't earn my respect.

However he reacts to his expulsion from the party is not my business, but I'm so happy he has been expelled. And I know that even the already compromised judiciary won't help restore him.

Now, he can easily join his beloved party (APC).

Enough of his dramatic obfuscation and discombobulation.

From Victor Talentino Ukpa

01/05/2025

NANS President speak of being abducted and stripped naked by President Tinubu's son, Seyi for not promoting his father.

25/04/2025

THE ABASIONO OKON THAT AKWA IBOM PEOPLE KNOW

"When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him," says the scripture as recorded in Proverbs 16:7. This implies that when a person's life and actions align with God's will, God may even cause those who are opposed to him or hate him for no reason to have peace with him. That is the story of Dr. Abasiono Okon, a proud son of Ikono local government area, who like Christ is going about doing good to the generality of people.

Abasiono Okon is not a strange fellow in the politics of Akwa Ibom State. He was among leaders of Akwa Ibom youth structures under the immediate past administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel and made positive inputs through different empowerment programs for the women and youth respectively.

He has been very relevant in the state and also played prominent roles at different political era either at the State level or in his local government area of Ikono. It is unfortunate that the ongoing campaign of calumny and mudslinging to smear his name in public is a subtle plot to demarket him ahead of 2027 State House of Assembly election in Ikono State Constituency.

Again, as recorded in Matthew 10:36 says, "the enemy of a man is a member of his household," the ongoing paid media onslaught by Prof. Utipmfon Jimmy and his co-conspirators is aimed to antagonize a man who is already blessed and favoured by God, and it will fail woefully.

Abasiono Okon is a businessman and philanthropist of high repute with track records of integrity, accountability and prudential management of both human and material resources. He is the CEO/MD of Abaringo Nig. Ltd. The Ikono born businessman believe that hardwork and perseverance were essential for success.

Abasiono Okon's remarkable business and professional accomplishments serve as a testament of his unwavering dedication, unrelenting passion for excellence, and his enduring legacy for community development. His legacy will continue to inspire the younger generations to come.

He holds Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Prowess University, Delaware USA, and another PhD in view from University of Abuja. He is a Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria and Fellow, Institute of Arts Management and Professional Studies. He is also a Member, Charted Institute of Information and Management.

05/02/2025

Communique issued at the end of the Emergency Meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Today, Wednesday February 5, 2025 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja, Presented by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara

The Board of Trustees of the PDP at its emergency meeting today, Wednesday February 5, 2025 thoroughly considered critical issues in the Party and resolved as follows:

1. The Board of Trustees asserts its position as a prominent ORGAN of the PDP as enshrined under Section 13 (1)(r) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017)

2. The BoT also asserts its inherent authority under Section 32 (5)(a) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) which empowers it to “ensure highest standards of morality in all the activities of the Party by acting as the conscience of the Party, with powers to call to order any officer of the Party, whose conduct falls below the norms;”

3. The BoT in exercise of its constitutional powers received, exhaustively considered and hereby adopt the report of its committee led by Barr. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki SAN on the issue of the National Secretary of the PDP especially with regard to the declarative judgment of the High Court of Enugu as upheld by the Court of Appeal.

4. Consequently, the BoT by adopting the report recognizes Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary of the PDP in full obedience to the declaratory Judgment of the High Court of Enugu as also upheld by the Court of Appeal there being no contrary or overriding judgment from any Court of superior jurisdiction.

5. The BoT charges the National Working Committee (NWC) to recognize and immediately swear in Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary of the PDP in obedience to the Judgment of the Court of Appeal.

6. The BoT urges all party organs, critical stakeholders, leaders and members across the country as well as all democracy development partners and institutions to be guided by the judgment of the Court of Appeal with regard to the position of the National Secretary of the PDP.

7. The BoT commends the PDP Governors’ Forum, the National Working Committee, South East Executive Committee and all other organs of the Party for their steadfastness in upholding the provisions of the Constitution and operational Guidelines of the PDP.

8. The BoT expresses satisfaction with the PDP Governors’ Forum and the National Working Committee (NWC) for their concerted efforts in finally setting Thursday, March 13th, 2025 as the date for the much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of our Party especially bearing in mind that the NEC meeting is the platform for critical deliberations that will shape the future of our party and by extension, the future of Nigeria.

9. The BoT unanimously passed a Vote of Confidence on the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Senator Ahmed Makarfi for their outstanding leadership in piloting the affairs of the BoT and stabilizing the Party

10. The BoT urges all members of the Party to remain united and continue to work together to strengthen our party to reclaim its rightful place in the leadership of our country.

02/02/2025

Elrufai, Amaechi, Fayemi, Lamido, Makarfi, Shekarau, Muktar Abudu, Murtala Nyako, Muazu, Kwankwaso, Aregbesola, Peter Obi, Bala Mohammed and numerous others are planning to team up with Atiku Abubakar to defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027….

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