Metuh said: “We declare that the APC can put forth its two frontline aspirants in one bunch, namely Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as joint presidential candidates with their collective credentials and followership to face our candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan
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As earlier reported by The Eagle Online, the party took the decision at a meeting of its National Working Committee with stakeholders of the party from Ogun State
This was contained in a statement issued by Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, in Abuja on Friday.
Ali, who had earlier announced Balewa’s decision to withdraw from the race, commended the aspirant’s decision
Metuh said this was in furtherance of the party’s resolve to maintain discipline and run a responsible party
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Thursday, said Duke-Abiola’s refusal to collect the forms suggests an ulterior motive
Under the new arrangement, which was wrapped up at the weekend, the outgoing governors have been given the go-ahead to pick their successors and also go for any office of their choice provided they ensure maximum support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid
The extension was made known Thursday in Abuja by the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh
It was gathered that the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan as sole presidential candidate of the PDP at the 66th National Executive Committee meeting of the party may have been responsible for the denial
While addressing journalists at the end of its weekly NWC meeting on Wednesday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, said the body has decided that there will be no extension of the closing date for the collection of the nomination forms
Metuh, however, hastened to add that Sambo has been a very loyal Vice President, saying that the party is after a winning ticket
Addressing newsmen at the weekend in Abuja, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, also said the state chapters of the party lack power to offer a sitting governor automatic ticket
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has highlighted the resolve of Nigerians to live in a united and peaceful nation just like the people of Scotland have chosen to preserve their more than 300 years union by voting to stay in Britain irrespective of challenges of ethnic diversity.
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced October 29 and December 6, for governorship and presidential primaries respectively.
Poor Olisa Metuh. In him, we see a man who derives perverse enjoyment in publicly demonstrating that he occupies a position that is much too big for him. Through his own actions, he is found wanting. Through his own words, he shows that silence would be his best policy.
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the various groups supporting individuals ahead of 2015 general elections not to involve party officials in their activities.
The Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday in Abuja said that more members of the All Progressives Congress were set to defect to its fold.
The party commended President Goodluck Jonathan for “creating the enabling environment for Osun people to freely and peacefully exercise their franchise without rancor or blood-letting”
The statement condemned what it termed attempt by the All Progressives Congress to deceive Nigerians on the deployment of security officials to Osun State ahead of the August 9 governorship election in which Aregbesola is the APC’s candidate
The statement described as laughable attempts by APC leaders to use the bomb attacks to absolve itself of blames of encouraging insurgency in the country